tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post7296098126574096674..comments2023-10-11T06:50:10.494-04:00Comments on The Glass-Bottom Blog: Word-hoards and lard-hoardsZedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10623092831367861959noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-46612906416640841482012-01-17T11:42:43.068-05:002012-01-17T11:42:43.068-05:00It does indeed mean self-eating; it's part of ...It does indeed mean self-eating; it's part of the Flaubear pun and the prec. narrative about F. referring to himself as a bear. As for WHY, dunno, but it is pretty apposite (and a good word!), isn't it? Stanley Fish, for instance, is most likely a committed ipsophage.Zedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623092831367861959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-44243960572039668562012-01-17T11:29:26.583-05:002012-01-17T11:29:26.583-05:00Why did Julian Barnes make up IPSOPHAGY? WHY? And ...Why did Julian Barnes make up IPSOPHAGY? WHY? And does it mean eating itself? If not, why not? But, to begin at the beginning . . . Why?thaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00892630731231753095noreply@blogger.com