tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post6369897505429261966..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: Anthony Trollope's Two Thousand and Fifty Words Before BreakfastMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-79510163611970442562024-03-24T12:54:25.289-07:002024-03-24T12:54:25.289-07:00Yes, he has a very broad and warm humanity, while ...Yes, he has a very broad and warm humanity, while also being less idealistic than someone like Dickens. "Cynical" doesn't fit it, but maybe knowing.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-70566266975696662582024-03-24T11:40:51.604-07:002024-03-24T11:40:51.604-07:00I love Trollope and the fact that he doesn't t...I love Trollope and the fact that he doesn't take himself or his characters too seriously. He is able to reflect the ridiculous in all characters and generally shows great sympathy for those who are most easily commended. But only after we've been seduced into condemning them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com