--- Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Do you mean that you don't believe Sax Rohmer,
Edgar
> Wallace & Chandler influenced Fleming in
the
> creation
> of James Bond? You believe Fleming created Bond in
a
> vacuum? Come on, William! Fleming's characters
and
> plot lines scream Rohmer & Wallace, while Bond
is an
> English Philip Marlow.
>
Not only didn't I say that, I didn't say anything close to
it. What I don't understand is why you think it's important.
What does it have to do with, what does it mean in terms of
anything at all? Just because Fleming claimed an "inspired"
pedigree that don't mean that dog can hunt. Who cares about
inspiration or stylistic lineage. Just give me something I
want to read. In my book, Fleming was a fun read when I was a
kid but to think he's a writer of lasting value to me at
least is not based on who he claims inspired him. I've moved
on because other writers offer more than the James Bond so
locked in his class-conscious nonsense and that tired sexual
aspect that was just as silly with Mike Hammer (unless of
course, you're 14 years old). I just don't get your
point.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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