Depends on what you see as the point of literature.
Rebekah Send a noteboard - 24/01/2012 08:14:07 AM
The point is that getting so tied up in knots over the "quality of writing" and if it is <Harvard accent> literature </Harvard accent> or not is foolish.
If it's only about making money, then sure. If Literature is Art, then not at all.
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
1961 Nobel Finalists: J.R.R. Tolkien
19/01/2012 09:27:46 AM
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It's difficult to assess Tolkien's relative merits then 51 years later.
19/01/2012 02:41:52 PM
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Yes, Edwardian prose does not thrill me
19/01/2012 02:58:00 PM
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Tolkein is an excellent example why I usually dismiss literary critics/critiques
23/01/2012 05:57:51 PM
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Tolkien. Please. You're doing your entire argument a disservice there. *NM*
23/01/2012 06:42:12 PM
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You can't dismiss his impact, even if you do not like his storytelling.
23/01/2012 07:40:19 PM
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That's an odd argument
23/01/2012 07:51:49 PM
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Not really
23/01/2012 10:35:39 PM
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Depends on what you see as the point of literature.
24/01/2012 08:14:07 AM
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