[POSSIBLE SPAM] [HPforGrownups] Digest Number 6627

[Bruce Alan Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 143047

Anent writing: 

bboyminn wrote:

>>>I'm reminded of what a Supreme Court Judge once said about
pornography, (paraphrased) I can't define it, but I know it when I see
it. First of all, the measure of good writing is the tedium and
struggle that the author puts the reader through. I am simply not
going to wade through pages of 'bad writing' on the off change that
there might be a good story there. That exactly why I don't read
Shakespeare. I know the story is good, but I simply can't wade through
the tedious and difficult dialog. 

Which brings to to an important point and back to 'Ulysses'; what are
the odds that Shakespeare or 'Ulysses' could get published today? I
would say ZERO. Great as Shakespeare's his work might be, it is simply
out of touch with modern day writing and reading.<<<

Bruce:
Shakespeare's works are not meant to be read; they are meant to be heard.  Many scenes which are hard to understand when one is reading them make much more sense when one sees them on the stage.

Shakespeare--and, to a lesser extent Joyce--were men of their times.  Were they alive today, they would have been shaped by today's culture, and would be writing for today's reader.


Anent the Dursleys:

Valky wrote:

>>>In simple terms three facts:
Harry *IS* a Wizard 
His affairs are Wizard Affairs 
The Dursleys took him in and meddled in his affairs.

Hence The Dursleys took wizard affairs into their home and meddled
with them to suit their purposes. It all very simply comes down to
their own stubborn stupidity and hypocrisy doesn't it.<<<


Bruce:
I am reminded of a quote from JRRT: "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."  But I don't imagine that either Vernon or Petunia have ever read LOTR.  It, perhaps, would have been good for them if they had, and not just for this quote.

Bruce