I think Lee's introduction speaks for itself. Also: a book
title, more often than not, is what a publisher believes what
will allow the house to sell books rather than a precise
content identifier. This practice tends to be extremely
noticeable with non-fiction.
Alan
Alan K. Rode
www.alanrode.com
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From:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark R. Harris
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:26 PM To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS:
Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Server says at the end of his Introduction:
"A comprehensive listing of all pulp fiction writers, even
under a stricter definition than my own, would run to dozens
of volumes. For this book I have tried to include a
representative sampling, including both names of legend and
those writers whose obscurity remains almost complete. A few
significant pulp fiction contributors -- and much
written-about names -- have been left out altogether in favor
of some little-known writers who might otherwise not ever be
written about at all."
So that's the rationale. Many readers might find it an
inadequate explanation, given that the book is called an
encyclopedia. The entire volume is undoubtedly informative
and entertaining, and the attention paid to those
lesser-known writers is certainly welcome -- but one wouldn't
expect to pick up a volume called "Encyclopedia of Classical
Music Composers" and find that there were no articles about
Haydn or Wagner.
Mark Harris
On 10/10/07, DJ-Anonyme@webtv.
<mailto:DJ-Anonyme%40webtv.net> net
<DJ-Anonyme@webtv. <mailto:DJ-Anonyme%40webtv.net>
net> wrote:
>
> I picked up a remaindered copy of Lee Server's book
of the above title
> today. It looks good for those it includes, but I
can't figure out how
> he chose his writers. For instance, it does not
include Westlake, Block
> or McBain under any of their names, but does include
Willeford. Has
> Ross Macdonald, but not John D MacDonald.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
-- Mark R. Harris 2122 W. Russet Court #8 Appleton WI 54914 (920) 470-9855 brokerharris@ <mailto:brokerharris%40gmail.com> gmail.com
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