distressing news

[Boris Dagaev]

<"making value judgments on what constitutes good vs bad in art" is,
in fact, the only thing a literary critic _could_ do>

_that_ would be truly distressing news! if it were true :-)

On 8/31/06, Genevra Gerhart <ggerhart at comcast.net> wrote:
> Jessica wrote:
>
> But then I have something of an aversion to passing value judgements
> > on culture, it seems a little snobbish to think that we (academics)
> > can judge what constitutes good vs bad in art.  It feels limiting and
> > restrictive, just my opinion.....
>
> I have always thought that "making value judgments on what constitutes good
> vs bad in art" is, in fact, the only thing a literary  critic _could_ do.
> What the h. else were they put on earth to do?
>
> Genevra Gerhart
>
> ggerhart at comcast.net
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> www.genevragerhart.com
> www.russiancommonknowledge.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Christopher Lemelin
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:10 PM
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] distressing news
>
> A quick correction.  Les Miserables was originally written (in
> French) by composer Claude-Michel Schoenberg and librettist Alain
> Boubil.  The English version was produced by Cameron Mackintosh and
> the English lyrics were adapted by Herbert Kretzmer.
>
> In my humble opinion--and by the way, I agree with others that ALW's
> early musicals are far superior to his later ones--Les Mis is an
> incredible achievement, rivaling a great opera.
>
> CWL
>
> ========================
> Christopher W. Lemelin
> Assistant Professor of Russian
> Dickinson College
> lemelinc at dickinson.edu
>
> (On sabbatical 2006-2007)
>
>
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