Fw: Word Fugues

[Jim Morrison <jim_morrison@sprynet.com>]

> Hi Fminor,
>
> All this talk about the Art of Fugue has inspired me to ask something of
the
> group
> that's been on my mind for a while.
>
> Has anyone else out there noticed how common it is to label poems and
> other literary works with the title of "fugue" when in fact the work has
> little
> to do with the musical form?  Anyone kept track of the different
> fugue literary works that they have read?
>
> My favorite prose fugue comes from William Gass's The Tunnel,
> and it's called simply "A Fugue."  Here's a link to him reading it.
>
> http://conjunctions.com/audio/gassm.ram
>
> and here's the text.  scroll down past "o brood oh muse" to get to "a
fugue"
>
> http://conjunctions.com/archives/c04-wg.htm
>
>
> Be warned, it's a bit tough/graphic/bitter, like most of his writing is,
> but celebratory in it's love of language expressing emotion in a
> complex manner.
>
> Gould's radio shows are related to these prose fugues.  :)
>
>
> Bye
>
> Jim
>