Re: BANANAFISH digest 223
Peggy F. Jean-Louis (pfj6868@is.nyu.edu)
Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:29:56 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, AntiUtopia wrote:
>
> Other authors? Two words: Italo Calvino The new Homer. Read Cosmicomics, or
> Mr. Palomar. The Baron in the Trees is more mainstream storytelling, and for
> you lit theorists out there you HAVE TO read If one a winter's night a
> traveler...
>
> Jim
I read "If on a winter's night, a traveler", and I agree with Jim, it is a
book that lit theorists should read. I found it to be an
interesting exercise but ultimately tiresome (then again, i'm no lit
theorist). I guess I didn't like it because I disagreed with what I
thought were major premises of the book which were that there are no more
original stories and that once you've read one story, you've read them
all.
I probably have more to say on the subject but I'm really tired right now
and it's been awhile since I read it, so I'll apologize for the
shallowness of my comments about the book up front. I am,
however, very interested in hearing what other people think about it.
Peggy