Re: explanation
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Sat, 04 Jul 1998 19:03:14 +1000
Well said (as usual) Will - I completely forgot that the topic of your book
is exactly what I refered to in my post - the idea that once pieces of
literature are out in the public sphere and in people's minds, they take on
a life of their own. I especially like the fact that you see literature not
as a finished creation, but as a creative force in itself - something which
is self-propagating.
Any idea when your book will be coming out? I for one will certainly be
putting in an order for a copy.
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE
www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
P.S. Thankyou for your kind words and work for Lesley at what must be a
truly awful time for her. I'm glad someone else recognises the camaraderie
of the bananafish clan, which to me is very strong and very vital. I'm
currently scouting around for my second copy of Ulysses to send to her. If
anyone wishes me to send her any manner of metaphorical chicken soup on
their behalf I would be happy to help you out.
> One of the things I admire most about deconstruction is the way it
> sublimates the authority of the author. I don't believe Mr. Salinger was
> aware of all of what his work could create and I know what I read in
> criticism and online helps me create more with each re-reading.
>
> I'm sorry, but I think many authors are well aware of how readers forward
> books into literary space and I don't buy into Scottie's myth of the
> author's all powerful vision. I'm well published myself, but I don't
> think that's meaningful until what I write comes back to me in the eyes
> and words of readers.
>
> Sorry for the soapbox, but I'm still trying to write _Salinger's Readers_
> in order to show that both critics and amateur readers are really quite
> parallel in the way they construct significance from their experiences
> with Salinger's fiction...