--- Nathan Cain <
IndieCrime@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cooper is not a great American writer.He was one
of
> the first American
> writers, which is why he is famous. The quality
of
> his work doesn't really
> enter into it. Hawthorne and Melville Yes.
Poe,
> Yes. I'll even make room
> for Henry James, if someone wants to make a case
for
> it, but Cooper, no.
Huh? You'll make room for Henry James? I'm not interested --
for the most part -- in the work of James but as a stylist
and as a technician he kicks Poe's butt. I'd rather read Poe
than James but for all that dismissing James is a tad glib
and reactionary. His subject matter is not on topic, as it
were, yet it's silly to demean James in a post that looks
historically at American writing. The real question is
whether James will make room for you.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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