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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 13, 2011 20:14:21 GMT -5
But whyyyyyyyy? What is it about whether or not they're written down that changes them?
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jun 13, 2011 20:16:04 GMT -5
Anything can be literature if you can apply a school of criticism to it. This is what I'm trying to get at. I completely agree. Literary criticism was built so we could apply it to works. It's like a scientific theory. It's a theory because no matter what happens the outcome is the same. I think of literary criticism like the Newton's Laws of literature. Once I did a Marxist reading of one of Emily Dickinson's poems. It was fun. |
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 13, 2011 20:18:42 GMT -5
This is what I'm trying to get at. I completely agree. Literary criticism was built so we could apply it to works. It's like a scientific theory. It's a theory because no matter what happens the outcome is the same. I think of literary criticism like the Newton's Laws of literature. Once I did a Marxist reading of one of Emily Dickinson's poems. It was fun. And those same kind of reading skills can be applied to films, songs, oral folklore, board games, speeches, etc, which is why I think they all count as literature. |
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Post by Dobby on Jun 13, 2011 20:19:02 GMT -5
Anything can be literature if you can apply a school of criticism to it. So if I read the instructions on the back of a box of, say, macaroni and cheese, and I criticize the instructions, would that be literature? |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 13, 2011 20:19:53 GMT -5
Literary criticism was built so we could apply it to works. It's like a scientific theory. It's a theory because no matter what happens the outcome is the same. I think of literary criticism like the Newton's Laws of literature. Once I did a Marxist reading of one of Emily Dickinson's poems. It was fun. And those same kind of reading skills can be applied to films, songs, oral folklore, board games, speeches, etc, which is why I think they all count as literature. And I think your definition is too broad, but that's what is awesome about arguing such a vague definition.  |
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 13, 2011 20:20:36 GMT -5
Anything can be literature if you can apply a school of criticism to it. So if I read the instructions on the back of a box of, say, macaroni and cheese, and I criticize the instructions, would that be literature? I think it would be. I'd go as far as to say you don't even have to apply literary criticism to it for it to be literature. As long as it holds the potential for said analysis, I'd call it literature. |
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jun 13, 2011 20:20:42 GMT -5
Literary criticism was built so we could apply it to works. It's like a scientific theory. It's a theory because no matter what happens the outcome is the same. I think of literary criticism like the Newton's Laws of literature. Once I did a Marxist reading of one of Emily Dickinson's poems. It was fun. And those same kind of reading skills can be applied to films, songs, oral folklore, board games, speeches, etc, which is why I think they all count as literature. Absolutely. I've never tried applying it to a board game, though. How does it work? |
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jun 13, 2011 20:21:44 GMT -5
Anything can be literature if you can apply a school of criticism to it. So if I read the instructions on the back of a box of, say, macaroni and cheese, and I criticize the instructions, would that be literature? YES. Try it. I would try it myself if I had any mac and cheese. |
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Post by Dobby on Jun 13, 2011 20:21:46 GMT -5
So if I read the instructions on the back of a box of, say, macaroni and cheese, and I criticize the instructions, would that be literature? I think it would be. I'd go as far as to say you don't even have to apply literary criticism to it for it to be literature. As long as it holds the potential for said analysis, I'd call it literature. Alright, so, pasta is also literature, in addition to tomatoes. We just need some bread and then we can have a nice Italian dinner of literature!  |
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 13, 2011 20:23:09 GMT -5
And those same kind of reading skills can be applied to films, songs, oral folklore, board games, speeches, etc, which is why I think they all count as literature. Absolutely. I've never tried applying it to a board game, though. How does it work? I've never tried it either haha, but I'm very confident it could be done. A Marxist reading of Monopoly? A psychoanalytic reading of Operation? Post-colonial reading of Jumanji (the game). Hahah. |
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jun 13, 2011 20:24:27 GMT -5
I think it would be. I'd go as far as to say you don't even have to apply literary criticism to it for it to be literature. As long as it holds the potential for said analysis, I'd call it literature. Alright, so, pasta is also literature, in addition to tomatoes. We just need some bread and then we can have a nice Italian dinner of literature! Don't forget the wine. I'm pretty sure I could apply deconstructive criticism to the label. |
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jun 13, 2011 20:25:04 GMT -5
Absolutely. I've never tried applying it to a board game, though. How does it work? I've never tried it either haha, but I'm very confident it could be done. A Marxist reading of Monopoly? A psychoanalytic reading of Operation? Post-colonial reading of Jumanji (the game). Hahah. Holy shit. That would be awesome. I say it's possible. |
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 13, 2011 20:26:42 GMT -5
Um, I think red wine is literature. Just putting that out there.
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Post by Dobby on Jun 13, 2011 20:27:19 GMT -5
Alright, so, pasta is also literature, in addition to tomatoes. We just need some bread and then we can have a nice Italian dinner of literature! Don't forget the wine. I'm pretty sure I could apply deconstructive criticism to the label. Of course. Although technically I'm not supposed to drink wine, so, shhhhh.  |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 13, 2011 20:28:34 GMT -5
Um, I think red wine is literature. Just putting that out there. A good riesling is more literature than red wine. |
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