--- Kevin Burton Smith
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kvnsmith@thrillingdetective.com> wrote:
> Definitely. So much of what writers say about
their
> work is bullshit.
> Or at least highly suspect.
>
I have no argument with this whole thread on
"intentiion." Except what is being discussed isn't what I
really meant. And that's OK because I can see how I was
misunderstood. What I meant was not the specifics of
intention (eg, the author is intending to write literature or
the definitive anti-war novel or a symbolistic work that will
drive nuns to madness and marriage) but of its presence in
whatever form it takes and whether or not it's successful. In
another post, someone mentioned going into a rage over Greene
splitting his work into entertainments and serious works. Now
that's what I'm talking about. My take on that split has to
do with work he saw as personal rather than merely
publishable. He's so bloody sensible about his own stuff. And
yes, many of those entertainments rock . . .
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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