Re: RARA-AVIS: ...things said...

From: Gonzalo Baeza (gbaeza@gmail.com)
Date: 21 Jan 2009

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    I agree. Likewise, I don't believe the author's ideology or personal demeanor should necessarily affect one's appreciation of his work as literature. Being French, you probably appreciate how critics worldwide don't have a problem ignoring Camus' fling with Stalinism
    (or Pablo Neruda's, for that matter) and yet many feel a need to criticize Brasillach or Drieu la Rochelle's works on the basis of their fascist leanings.

    -Gonzalo.

    --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, BaxDeal@... wrote:
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    >
    > In a message dated 1/21/09 2:57:32 AM, sforstater@... writes:
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    > >
    > > to bring it around to topic slightly, when is a racist (or sexist
    or violent
    > > etc) character/narrator 'allowed'? always? only if it works (it's
    funny and
    > > meant to be; it's disgusting and meant to be, etc)?
    > >
    > >
    >
    > if it effectively makes the point in which it intends, that's good
    enough for
    > me
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