[lit-ideas] Re: The Life and Death of Wittgenstein
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 19:52:07 EDT
In a message dated 5/16/2009 7:34:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rpaul@xxxxxxxx writes:
he said to Mrs. Bevan (who was with him
throught the night) "Tell them I've had a wonderful life!" By "them" he
undoubtedly meant his close friends." [p. 100, of the paperback edn.]
What an excellent quote.
I especially loved the Malcolm (what a handsome man, incidentally -- from
what I recall) typical _editorial_ when none is needed. (Unless we is
philosophers). "By 'them' he
UNDOUBTEDLY meant his close friends".
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I should next check with the OED or some other sources, what actual books
were ever published under the title:
"The life and death of ..."
Since Wittgenstein may be too modern of an author to qualify under this
'old-fashioned' title.
(Grice _was_ being humourous when he entitled his reply to the "Richards"
(Grandy and Warner), "The life and opinions of Paul Grice."
"Vita e pensiero" is a typical Italian idiom too.
My favourite seems to be "Life and Times".
"The Life of ..." seems to be a common type of title.
"The death of ..." less so.
Cheers,
JLS
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