I'm just toying with the idea. In the spaces that were reserved for reviews of long-running plays and musicals for which nobody read the reviews anyway (like "Fiddler on the Roof," or "Cats") the New Yorker Magazine used to put in, instead of a review, excerpts from well-known novels - like "Ulysses," or "Finnegan's Wake."
Whenever we see a question of epistemology ('how do you know what you know?") or textual criticism ("what does the Bible mean by these words?") or elementary ethics ("shouldn't Jean Valjean admit he stole the candlesticks and go to prison anyway?"), should we just put in passages from favourite novels?
I'm just guessing that it would broaden my reading.
2007-03-08 16:26:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You're going to make people sprain their brains with thoughtful questions like this.
2007-03-08 16:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've used lyrics more often than not -- "Close to You" from the Carpenters has been a favorite.
But, novels could be a way to take the discourse a notch higher.
I applaud the idea.
2007-03-09 00:34:49 · answer #2 · answered by Babu Chicorico 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love your question but 99.9999% of those who post here won't have a clue about what you're talking about.
I'll bet you're a Brit. American ed. has destroyed the brains of the people. Everything has been watered down to mush.
2007-03-09 00:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by notyou311 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
for the endless "what is the meaning of life" questions at least
2007-03-09 00:33:53 · answer #4 · answered by Nick F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like it and there is a lot of good writing out there... of all kinds.
2007-03-09 00:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wrong category, genius.
2007-03-09 02:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by Angelz 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋