Allan Guthrie wrote:
To make the claim that they are also those of the author may
or may not be true but I don't see how a reader can tell
simply from the text.
*************** Personally, I prefer to talk about what a
book says, and pretty much avoid discussing what the author
is trying to say. The first concerns my interpretation of the
book, something I can reliably talk about. The second is
making guesses about the authors thinking. I prefer the
first.
This is significant. If I see homosexual themes in Chandler's
work, then I see homosexual themes in Chandler's work. The
other way, I'm suggesting that Chandler is homosexual. There
is a world of difference.
miker
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