Re: Seymour an Introduction

--- Jim Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu> wrote:
> Nah, I think even 90% is too high a percentage, and
> really, what's
> "valuable" or "good" criticism depends upon the
> question you are
> asking. This is highly idiosyncratic.
>
> I'd like to repeat that every time every one writes
> about his/her ideas
> about Salinger, they're writing "literary
> criticism." I think hostility
> to the field comes from a sneaking awareness that
> they're not doing it
> as well as the professionals do, as if their ideas
> weren't good enough
> in a highly (overly) democratized view of the
> humanities by the general
> public.
>
> We all know there's nothing worse than elitism,
> don't we?

not being a professional in the field, i'm quite
limited in reading literary criticism. it seems much
of it is aimed soley at other professors or ph.d.
students. and, in some cases, if i may say, the
dissection can become absurd. but i do understand its
intended audience is not the amateur reader, so i
don't really have a legitimate platform.
 
kim

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Received on Wed Aug 14 12:20:43 2002