Re: I'll tell you what it's all about....
Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Sat, 21 Nov 1998 16:27:15 -0600
> I can see how attractive this must be in a society - such as the US
> or Australia - where a remorseless egalitarianism lays its dead hand
> on the artist =ECn his special role as elite avatar - one only to be
>understood
> with the most ardent, humble devotion. It remains a position
> of grotesque & insightless impudence.
>
> Scottie B.
scottie--
1)if you're saying the author's intention is the most valid interpretation =
of
a text, i'm with you. if you're saying the author's intention is the only
valid interpretation, i'm jumping ship. every reader brings a unique set o=
f
lenses to the text. i believe that looking through those lenses is a valid
way of seeing a work. but...the author IS the ultimate authority on what t=
he
work is actually SAYS.
2)"remorseless egalitarianism"? sounds more like the french revolution or =
the
brooks farm commune of hawthorne and melville fame to me. please elaborate=
in
your inimitable style.
--matt