Two Schools of Thought (was: Further speculation on Dates in WW)

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 45917


Tuesday, October 29, 2002, 2:13:05 PM, James P. Robinson III wrote:

JPRI> This is an interesting post in that it seems to point up a significant gulf 
JPRI> between (literary critical and otherwise) approaches to the HP books and 
JPRI> canon.  My point of view on this issue is pretty much diametrically opposed 
JPRI> to Barb's, and I apologize in advance if I am a little brusque.

This is the two major schools of thought on any fan list, I think.  I'm
on a _Red Dwarf_ (British sci-fi comedy series) list, and I run a list
about the Oz books, and the fundamental two camps are the same
on all: "It's fiction, and ironing out continuity issues is a waste of
time" vs. "Somewhere, in some parallel universe, all this is real, and
it's a fun excercise to try to figure out how things work in that
universe for which the 'Canon' that we have offers contradictory
evidence, or doesn't address at all."

-- 
Dave