because you were all wondering what I'm writing my dissertation on, here's a brief synopsis of my 'research context': When James Macpherson published his Fragments of Ancient Poetry in 1760, he went to great lengths to make the Fragments appear to be authentic remains of an ancient, heroic oral tradition. His reasons for this were largely political, and as such, influenced the content of the epics themselves. As an attempt to establish a particularly Scottish identity, the poems were quite effective. However, to do so required both a simplification and a manipulation of traditional mythology. Stripped of anagogical significance, the Ossian epics more or less represented an Enlightenment version of history, tradition, and mythic heritage. The stories themselves were changed by their very purpose and in turn changed the manner of representing myth in future narratives. Moreover, the emphasis on the Ossian epics as authentic tales from the past, as ‘fragments,’ served...
Do you ever wonder what the "it" thing would be if Stephenie Meyer didn't exist?
ReplyDeletehm... I have no idea. One of the other teen vampire series? I'm all for hyping up the Hunger Games series. It's got all the romance and more of the adventure of Twilight without any of the stupidity or mediocre writing (or vampires). It's popular now. I'd like to see it become a craze. Who's with me?!!
ReplyDeleteJust put the Meyer books on the shelf and fill a table with them. If people see LOTS of something, they automatically associate it with being popular or important. Take over the center tables! DO it! Do it!
ReplyDeleteThere's no room on the shelves for all our Stephenie Meyer. She takes up the table of necessity.
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