03-26-2013, 08:52 AM
That is very interesting, and congratulations on the video.
My first reaction was to query the methodology. The fame of the suicides, at least, indicates that it was not considered necessary to select at random, from a pool of known suicides. That may not be relevant, but, it may not be the case that they all were suicides. See this on Esenin (go straight to the bottom). I do not like quoting RT, which is just a government mouthpiece, but it does raise the question.
http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russ...ey-esenin/
My second thought was that it tallies with my experience of people, never mind poets. There seems to be a strong tendency for mentally disordered people to concern themselves with themselves. They seem not to have the luxury of taking an interest in the doings of others, and at the same time (big generalisations) their sense of humour, and ability in particular to laugh at themselves. Yes, I -I -I... I shall have to rein in my speech....
My first reaction was to query the methodology. The fame of the suicides, at least, indicates that it was not considered necessary to select at random, from a pool of known suicides. That may not be relevant, but, it may not be the case that they all were suicides. See this on Esenin (go straight to the bottom). I do not like quoting RT, which is just a government mouthpiece, but it does raise the question.
http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russ...ey-esenin/
My second thought was that it tallies with my experience of people, never mind poets. There seems to be a strong tendency for mentally disordered people to concern themselves with themselves. They seem not to have the luxury of taking an interest in the doings of others, and at the same time (big generalisations) their sense of humour, and ability in particular to laugh at themselves. Yes, I -I -I... I shall have to rein in my speech....