Literary Challenge

David Lodge claims, in Author, Author, that Queer Theorists purport to have identified an extended metaphor for anal fisting in Henry James' introduction to the revised New York edition of his works. I would be fascinated to read a description of anal fisting in the rather orotund style of the late Mr. James. I lack the dexterity to write sentences of over one hundred words so the challenge is all yours...

(nods to dyddgu who inspired the thought).

Reply from the Met

So I got a reply to my email to the Met about the <I>Tristan und Isolde</I> broadcast.  I didn't actually expect them to admit they goofed but I suspect the message may be getting through.

Dear Friend of the Met,

Thank you for your email regarding our HD transmission of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Stage director Dieter Dorn’s spare production, which premiered at the Met in 1999, placed the characters in stationary positions for much of the action. Although an engaging experience in the opera house, we believed that the HD transmission of the production called for a visual treatment suited to movie-theater screens. The multi-screen editing was unique to this particular production of Tristan, and it will not be used for the remaining HD transmissions this season.

Thank you for your interest in our HD transmissions. We appreciate your comments.

Sincerely,

Nicole Halton

Met Opera Customer Relations