https://thethepoetry.com/2012/11/13-ways-of-looking-at-the-pragmatist-ashbery-or-getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-ashbery-and-the-central-doctrine-of-american-pragmatism/ Where was it one first heard of the truth? Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:32:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://thethepoetry.com/2012/11/13-ways-of-looking-at-the-pragmatist-ashbery-or-getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-ashbery-and-the-central-doctrine-of-american-pragmatism/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:46:00 +0000 https://thethepoetry.com/?p=6748#comment-1717 Thanks for the kind words about my book! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your work on this and other topics.

]]> https://thethepoetry.com/2012/11/13-ways-of-looking-at-the-pragmatist-ashbery-or-getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-ashbery-and-the-central-doctrine-of-american-pragmatism/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:04:00 +0000 https://thethepoetry.com/?p=6748#comment-1716 Thank you for your kind words! I came across your book about a year ago and felt very excited by it. I did not remember the part about pragmatism, but will have to return to it and investigate. I loved that friendship was finally being taken seriously, especially since it caused a kind of cognitive dissonance for me, being fascinated by Harold Bloom’s work and wondering how to reconcile his theories of individuality with notions about community and friendship, as you discuss. Thank you very much for writing.

]]> https://thethepoetry.com/2012/11/13-ways-of-looking-at-the-pragmatist-ashbery-or-getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-ashbery-and-the-central-doctrine-of-american-pragmatism/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:29:00 +0000 https://thethepoetry.com/?p=6748#comment-1715 I’ve enjoyed your two compelling posts on Ashbery and pragmatism. I’ve written extensively about Ashbery as a pragmatist myself in my book Beautiful Enemies: Friendship and Postwar American Poetry (especially in chapter 2 and chapter 4), which I thought you might find useful and of interest.

]]> https://thethepoetry.com/2012/11/13-ways-of-looking-at-the-pragmatist-ashbery-or-getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-ashbery-and-the-central-doctrine-of-american-pragmatism/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:56:00 +0000 https://thethepoetry.com/?p=6748#comment-1714 It does seem counter-intuitive. Because Ashbery seems like the most least practical poet ever. But I don’t mean “pragmatist” un-philosphically. I mean that Ashbery is an anti-essentialist interested in dissolving unhelpful barriers between thinking and feeling, that the majority of his poetics does not look outside the human community for answers, but rather extends and deepens the epistemological possibilities of that community. Or something. I recently read something by Allen Grossman, along the lines of saying that Ashbery is an “epistemological genius.” I found that quote fascinating, and think it worth investigating.

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