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Also, if literature has any impact on some of the 'leading thinkers' of a
society, and if those 'leading thinkers' do indeed lead the thinking in a
society, then literature might lead a whole society, whether or not every
single individual has read a word of it. It's influence pervades society as a
whole.
Arwin
Newt Gingrich likes to write book reviews, so he set up a site to review the
books he reads--2 or 3 a week. He says about half his reading is light
fiction, and the rest is books about politics. I don't have the impression he
cares much for high falutin' "Literary" books.
> >> Some of those illiterates do see the movie versions, and though there's a
>> lot
>> lost in this kind of translation, not everything is lost. In fact, there
>> a
>> lot gained, as many people who would not even consider reading this kind
>> of
>> written material do go to see or rent the cinematic interpretations, i.e.,
>> Streetcar Named Desire, Hamlet, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,
>> "The
>> Fisher King" etc.
>>
>> Kate
The only illiterate I know at present watches wrestling on tv. He wants to
learn to read so he can read wrestling magazines. I can't imagine him renting
Hamlet, or that he's even heard of Hamlet.
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2>Also, if literature has any impact on some of the 'leading thinkers' of a
<BR>society, and if those 'leading thinkers' do indeed lead the thinking in a
<BR>society, then literature might lead a whole society, whether or not every
<BR>single individual has read a word of it. It's influence pervades society as a
<BR>whole. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Arwin</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Newt Gingrich likes to write book reviews, so he set up a site to review the
<BR>books he reads--2 or 3 a week. He says about half his reading is light
<BR>fiction, and the rest is books about politics. I don't have the impression he
<BR>cares much for high falutin' "Literary" books.
<BR>
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><B>
<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Some of those illiterates do see the movie versions, and though there's a
<BR>lot
<BR>lost in this kind of translation, not everything is lost. In fact, there
<BR>a
<BR>lot gained, as many people who would not even consider reading this kind
<BR>of
<BR>written material do go to see or rent the cinematic interpretations, i.e.,
<BR>Streetcar Named Desire, Hamlet, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,
<BR>"The
<BR>Fisher King" etc.
<BR>
<BR>Kate</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></B>
<BR>The only illiterate I know at present watches wrestling on tv. He wants to
<BR>learn to read so he can read wrestling magazines. I can't imagine him renting
<BR>Hamlet, or that he's even heard of Hamlet.
<BR>
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