At 04:47 PM 19/06/2006 -0400, Mark wrote:
>There are plenty of bands who make
>one great album, plenty of authors who wrote only one
good book.
What about my category, the entirely undiscovered
classics?
> I'm sure there are
>plenty of people who only read older works, but I
wouldn't want to miss
>the thrill of discovering a great new author and
following his or her
>career to see if the books get even
better.
Good thing too. How can any literature be considered timeless
if nobody will be first to read it?
>Do we only consider what noted scholars of
literature
>say? If so, much of what we discuss here would be
thrown out.
Well, actually...at least the company is good.
But the real problem with the "test of time" theory, for me
anyway, is that it presumes an ordered universe where what's
good is reliably assured discovery and rediscovery by those
most timeless of mystics "they". Doesn't sound very noir,
does it?
Thanks for the summary, Mark. There's just no substitute for
independent thought.
Best, Kerry
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