Cain's a more obvious example re homosexuality, but I
absolutely agree. You wouldn't say: I see criminal themes in
Chandler's work, the author was a criminal. So why make other
inferences?
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Robison
To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Lassie's social
assumptions and other stuff
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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