Re: [acornlive] Millenniel challenge
Michael F. Butchin (acornlive@dublinwriters.org)
Fri, 01 Jan 1999 04:43:04 PST
Dear All;
With the proper education, one would know that there is a difference
between something being good in and of itself, and something for which
we may or may or may not have a preference.
Sometimes, these two aspects of, er... whatever they're aspects of,
will coincide. Three cheers and a huzzah!
But what if they don't? I think we should still be able to appreciate
and love a well crafted piece of writing for its own sake. Even if we
don't particularly like the story, or thoughts, or values being
expressed. I myself do not care for Tolkien, Melville, or Dickens. And I
love Dostoyevsky, and Lu Xun, and Poe. But I can appreciate and love the
craft of the former group on their own merits, and I am not blind to the
defects that my be found in some of the work of the latter group.
I actually posted a semi-coherent rant in the forum.
Anybody feel like shoring up my points or deciphering my ravings...?
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