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re: America's greatest literary critic about to release new book ranking authors
Posted on 5/24/15 at 11:13 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Posted on 5/24/15 at 11:13 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:what do the computer polls say
the 12 american writers who he considers the greatest in american history
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Posted on 5/24/15 at 11:15 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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american writers
quote:That one is a little bit on the line. Dubious classification.
T.S. Eliot
I would've liked to see Hemingway on there, but I get that I'm a fan of his and not all critics love his work as much as I do.
Surprised at no Henry David Thoreau or Edgar Allen Poe.
I've always thought Hawthorne was wildly overrated. Maybe I was born without whatever sophisticated gene it takes to appreciate his work but I've just understood his stature in American literature. Fun fact: He died thinking The House of the Seven Gables was his best work. Clearly the man had no taste.
Posted on 5/24/15 at 11:18 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
quote:His Southern Gothic style took some time to get accustomed to, but I've never read a novel that was able to to convey and elicit emotion like The Road.
Cormac McCarthy is a God.
This post was edited on 5/24/15 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 5/24/15 at 11:18 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Anyway, here are the 12 american writers who he considers the greatest in american history. 1. Ralph Waldo Emerson 2. Emily Dickinson 3. Nathaniel Hawthorne 4. Herman Melville 5. Walt Whitman 6. Henry James 7. Mark Twain 8. Robert Frost 9. Wallace Stevens 10. T.S. Eliot 11. William Faulkner 12. Hart Crane
What!!
No Maya Anjelou?
His exclusion of any African-American author will make him a less "respected literary critic of our time", me fears.
This post was edited on 5/24/15 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 5/24/15 at 11:42 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
No F Scott Fitzgerald? No way this list is legitimate without Fitzgerald.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 3:44 am to HaveMercy
No mention of Steinbeck on this list? I'd like to here his explanation.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 4:08 am to MadDoggyStyle
I know he isn't well respected among many literary circles but I would have to include Stephen King on the list.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 4:13 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Literary critics HATE the Vols.
Cormac McCarthy should be on there.
Also, Cormac >>>> Faulkner. Suck it Black bears.
Cormac McCarthy should be on there.
Also, Cormac >>>> Faulkner. Suck it Black bears.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 5:10 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Just the sort of list you would expect from a patriarchal white male. He puts a token chick at #2 and considers that good enough.
At least this is what I expect to hear coming from academia.
At least this is what I expect to hear coming from academia.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 5:25 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
A whole book? Couldn't he have just given us an internet slideshow list and be done with it?
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:17 am to Tigris
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Just the sort of list you would expect from a patriarchal white male. He puts a token chick at #2 and considers that good enough.
At least this is what I expect to hear coming from academia.
This is easily the most pretentious list of writers I've seen. Best writing critic of our time? Sure, whatever you say.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:22 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
In 50 years, it may be the same list. 7 of the 12 on this list are poets. Can't make big money writing poetry. I enjoy reading poetry, but it's largely because of the rhythm and the sound of the language (like Wallace Stevens)- I need crib notes to really understand what any of the poets on his list are saying. Poetry has been replaced by rock music in some ways.
Even writers who could write great literature are advised to tone it down a little and make it more accessible and they can become wealthy. Some of them do this and still write their great literature, but not many.
But there's still a lot of great writing out there - maybe not on the level of Faulkner, but reasonably close and much easier and enjoyable to read.
Even writers who could write great literature are advised to tone it down a little and make it more accessible and they can become wealthy. Some of them do this and still write their great literature, but not many.
But there's still a lot of great writing out there - maybe not on the level of Faulkner, but reasonably close and much easier and enjoyable to read.
This post was edited on 5/25/15 at 8:24 am
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:23 am to Roaad
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I'm sorry, but Stephen King deserves to be on that list of top-12.
I know there is a bias against recent authors, but King is a God among men.
The movie/TV Board is that way, you may feel more comfortable there
This post was edited on 5/25/15 at 8:25 am
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:25 am to Delirium
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This is easily the most pretentious list of writers I've seen. Best writing critic of our time? Sure, whatever you say.
Do you even know who Harold Bloom is? He is absolutely the most prestigious living critic. (Which isn't to say I necessarily agree with the list).
This post was edited on 5/25/15 at 8:39 am
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:37 am to REG861
No John Steinbeck? List is shite.
Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
East of Eden
Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
East of Eden
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:43 am to Hoyt
Agree, Steinbeck should be on the list.
Tennessee Williams deserves at least honorable mention.
Tennessee Williams deserves at least honorable mention.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:43 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Lol no King, no care. He is absolute one of the greatest storytellers and fiction writers. I'd but his best work up against any fiction writers work.
This post was edited on 5/25/15 at 8:45 am
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:46 am to Breesus
No HST? This list is a sham.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:47 am to Jamohn
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That one is a little bit on the line. Dubious classification.
I would've liked to see Hemingway on there, but I get that I'm a fan of his and not all critics love his work as much as I do.
Surprised at no Henry David Thoreau or Edgar Allen Poe.
This.
Too many poets, not enough Short Story masters, which is THE American Literary form.
I'd drop Eliot or Crane and add Poe. And because the list probably needs someone modern, drop both and add Poe and McCarthy. McCarthy is the only modern writer worthy of this list outside of a Heller, Mischner, or Updike (not varied enough). I'd also consider Carver or O'Connor, but I'm not sure they are influential enough for the list.
Overall, though, solid list. And I'm glad this wasn't an "art for art's sake list," or one that pandered. This is the cream of the crop.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:48 am to REG861
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He is absolutely the most prestigious living critic.
He sounds like an absolute bore.
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