tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post6395956013679235870..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Nathan the WiseJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-77219696094963630202014-07-08T09:14:46.400-07:002014-07-08T09:14:46.400-07:00Sugary, yes, it took a sugary swerve at the end. I...Sugary, yes, it took a sugary swerve at the end. It emphasized part of Lessing's point, the part we like best, tolerance above all else, and dissolved the other parts.<br /><br />The play really was a radical statement for its time. I have read several other Lessing plays, but I thought they were not as good, although of high historic interest (literary history, I mean).Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-31487847702578369802014-07-08T07:39:11.287-07:002014-07-08T07:39:11.287-07:00Huh. Neat that you saw it, but the ending sounds....Huh. Neat that you saw it, but the ending sounds...sugary.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-71748997924876801732014-07-08T07:29:54.958-07:002014-07-08T07:29:54.958-07:00Oddly, I have sen this performed, in a modified v...Oddly, I have sen this performed, in a modified version that rehabilitated the Patriarch more. Everyone is tolerant in the end! I do not think that is quite Lessing's point, but that's OK.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com