Re: literary criticism

Heh...if it's not from Nabokov's _Pale Fire_ it sure as heck should be :)

Jim

John P Baumgardner wrote:

>I haven't paid close enough attention to all of the postings here to use
>this quote as a response, but it is undoubtedly relevant to that lengthy
>conversation that transpired several weeks ago. I will not place the
>source yet, but am very interested in how long it will take someone to
>place it. I mostly desire to know how popular is this book which I am
>currently enjoying.
>
>"In literary criticism the critic has no choice but to make over the victim
>of his attention into something the size and shape of himself."
>
>It is entirely more enjoyable in its context than by itself.
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>And while I'm making a far less than frequent posting, I have another
>thought. Pertaining to the "Franny and Zooey" conversation, I recently
>read the jacket of the hardback (2nd Ed.) of F&Z. I was wondering who else
>had access to this little letter from J.D.S. and how they feel it affects
>the whole debate?
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>J.P. Baumgardner
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Received on Wed Dec 4 13:38:08 2002