First Impressions

oakeshott

The new companion has landed in my mailbox. A fine production and my congrat to you and Paul for your efforts in bringing it to press. In an earlier message, you said there would be some surprises here, or words to that effect. Wow! What a stunner from Robert Grant! I think most of us knew that Oakeshott got around a bit, but not in quite such sustained Casanovian fashion! Those who think the output of creative people is based on the sublimation of sexual activity have just taken a bit of a shot in the nose! One does wonder, however, how MO had time for all this given the discipline needed for his reading and writing! I was reminded of Rilke in many ways, on reading Grant’s account, for there was so much going on in Rilke’s mind, that he, too, found it difficult to maintain any close domestic relationship, for he could not separate himself properly from the other. He too, was in love with love. Oakeshott studies will never be quite the same again. Shall read the rest of the papers with interest.
Best wishes
Graham MacDonald
Parksville, BC.