tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post6757494955692178701..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Middle Shelf Story: Neil Gaiman's "Chivalry"Loren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-54825705886467415072011-07-05T12:46:45.653-04:002011-07-05T12:46:45.653-04:00Thank so much for stopping by!
This is one of my ...Thank so much for stopping by!<br /><br />This is one of my absolute favorite stories. Gaiman handles the proceedings with humor and gentleness, a rarity in any sort of fiction. I love it and am glad you do, too.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-46714371518387271112011-07-03T13:20:24.650-04:002011-07-03T13:20:24.650-04:00It's a long way after you wrote about Chivalry...It's a long way after you wrote about Chivalry, but I just read the story this morning. It's a model of economy - that opening sentence - and quiet wit. And I quite agreed with you that it's a glimpse into a world that we don't examine often enough. <br />The hint in the story that Mrs Whitaker is happy to let the Grail become a metaphor for winning her honour struck me as even more touching. Galaad sets himself epic, heroic tasks, while her tasks are more mundane - slug hunting, and box shifting. And in the end, virtue is triumphant and wisdom prevails, as she turns away from her youth.<br />I've just found your blog - it's great. And now it's bookmarked!Melancholy Celibatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03944412734655725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-15710504866335779692009-03-30T19:54:00.000-04:002009-03-30T19:54:00.000-04:00Thanks, JBB2! Downloading now ...Thanks, JBB2! Downloading now ...Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-12539670316670984572009-03-30T16:58:00.000-04:002009-03-30T16:58:00.000-04:00Oops...that was last week. You can find it at htt...Oops...that was last week. You can find it at http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/4787204/510202/102229202/NPR_102229202.mp3JBB2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06602110471124850169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-75354071648980820902009-03-30T16:44:00.000-04:002009-03-30T16:44:00.000-04:00An audio presentation of "Chivalry," read by Jane ...An audio presentation of "Chivalry," read by Jane Curtin, is temporarily available on the NPR site (from the "Selected Shorts" program), at http://bit.ly/fVi6y.JBB2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06602110471124850169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-30138873260003780872008-10-15T17:33:00.000-04:002008-10-15T17:33:00.000-04:00Yes, that one was called "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar....Yes, that one was called "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar." You can listen to it <A HREF="http://www.neilgaiman.info/Shoggoth's_Old_Peculiar" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-52934712254397384952008-08-14T12:18:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:18:00.000-04:00I might have to check it out.So far, the vast majo...I might have to check it out.<BR/><BR/>So far, the vast majority of Gaiman's short stories (unlike his novels) have struck me as disappointing. <BR/><BR/>But he did write that one where English pubgoers turn out to be acolytes of Cuthulu, which was absolutely brilliant (especially when read by Gaiman.)Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.com