judging Shapiro

[pynchonoid]

At 8:43 PM +0200 1/6/03, Cyrus wrote:
>I would just like two point out two things: (a) noone
>is judging Dr. 
>Shapiro

A judgement call, I guess.  I've seen some rather
harsh things written about Dr. Shapiro in this thread,
statements that I interpret as judgements.

>(b) every book 
>always reflects the values of  its reader.

And of its author, and of the culture that shaped the
author.


>Therefore, the 
>book is always about the reader and his own values.


And about the author, the author's values, and the
values of the culture that helped form the author.  

Both/and, reader and author.

-Doug

>pynchonoid wrote:
>>[...] it's lame to judge Shapiro's work (as
>>"an expert in cultural studies, race and slavery,"
>>quoting _The Scotsman_ article excerpted below) on
the
>>basis of a press release, and that it would be
>>surprising to find that Tolkien's books don't
reflect
>>the values of the culture that formed him. 


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