tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020609400967229954.post3432310408931951048..comments2024-03-27T06:34:24.901-07:00Comments on Goethe Etc.: "Real life is not a theater"Goethe Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11390542069637659154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020609400967229954.post-66530193421775852452011-05-05T19:08:27.081-07:002011-05-05T19:08:27.081-07:00I wasn't aware of DeLillo's theme, that te...I wasn't aware of DeLillo's theme, that terror supersedes art in its impact. I'll have to think about this some. And, yes, the Navy guys -- very impressive, especially in a time when heroism seems to be in abeyance.Goethe Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390542069637659154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020609400967229954.post-32420614933370463922011-05-04T08:01:48.816-07:002011-05-04T08:01:48.816-07:00Stockhausen's comment reminds of Don DeLillo&#...Stockhausen's comment reminds of Don DeLillo's theme, one of his themes: that terror in our time largely supersedes art in its impact upon consciousness. Heroic deeds like those of Sunday performed by the Navy commandoes inspire admiration as opposed to shock and fear and awe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com