[lit-ideas] Witters, Lieder aus mein Heimat

From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:28:21 -0500 (EST)

R. Paul:

"the Tractatus itself.
It could have been titled Lieder  aus mein Heimat, without that's
changing what he does in it."

This  reminds me of Alice and the White Knight. Below. Cheers
 
Speranza
 
--
 
Adapted. 
'It's long book,' said Witters to Alice, 'but it's very, very  beautiful. 
Everybody that hears me recite it -- either it brings the tears  into their 
eyes, or else --' 
'Or else what?' said Alice, for Witters had  made a sudden pause.
'Or else it doesn't, you know. The name of the book  is called 
"Philosophical Logic".'
'Oh, that's the name of the book, is it?'  Alice said, trying to feel 
interested.

'No, you don't understand,' Witters said, looking a little vexed. 
'That's what the name is called. The name really is "Tractatus  
Logico-Philosophicus".'
'Then I ought to have said "That's what the  book is called"?' Alice 
corrected herself.

'No, you oughtn't: that's quite another thing! The book is called  
"Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung": but that's only what it's called, you  
know!'

'Well, what is the book, then?' said Alice, who was by this time  
completely bewildered.
'I was coming to that,' the Knight said.  'The book really is "Lieder as 
mein Heimant": and the tune's my own  invention.'

('But the tune isn't his own invention,' she said to herself: 'it's "I give 
 thee all, I can no more".' She stood and listened very attentively, but no 
tears  came into her eyes.)
 
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