Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3885748" data-attributes="member: 22779">Tell you what.&nbsp; If you can point to a single instance in any of the seven books that supports that reading, I'll buy you dinner.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; The whole Dumbledore is gay thing is the precise reason why authorial intent is bogus and completely ignored in any serious literary criticism.&nbsp; If your interpretation is not based on the text, it's wrong.As a side note, I could kiss J. K. Rowlings on the mouth for doing what she did.&nbsp; She's such a perfectly beautiful example of why we ignore authorial intent when discussing a text.Or, as another example, there is a huge body of work describing how Lord of the Rings is a WWII analogy, despite the Professor's repeated denials of it.&nbsp; Sorry Professor, but, after you release your work into the wilds, you lose any and all control over it.&nbsp; Unless, of course, you are George Lucas.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />I am honestly curious about one thing though PeterWeller.&nbsp; Greater Fantasy genre?&nbsp; What is that?&nbsp; That's a new one to me.&nbsp; Romance is a genre that covers literature up to about the end of the 19th century (give or take) and Modern Fantasy, which overlaps for sure, generally takes over.&nbsp; I've never heard of greater fantasy as a genre before.&nbsp; But, as you say, it's been a few years since Uni, so, I could be behind. On another side note.&nbsp; I have no problem with Nosferatu and Dracula being considered part of the same genre.&nbsp; I do have a problem including them in the same genre as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Conan.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3885748, member: 22779"] Tell you what. If you can point to a single instance in any of the seven books that supports that reading, I'll buy you dinner. :) The whole Dumbledore is gay thing is the precise reason why authorial intent is bogus and completely ignored in any serious literary criticism. If your interpretation is not based on the text, it's wrong. As a side note, I could kiss J. K. Rowlings on the mouth for doing what she did. She's such a perfectly beautiful example of why we ignore authorial intent when discussing a text. Or, as another example, there is a huge body of work describing how Lord of the Rings is a WWII analogy, despite the Professor's repeated denials of it. Sorry Professor, but, after you release your work into the wilds, you lose any and all control over it. Unless, of course, you are George Lucas. :D I am honestly curious about one thing though PeterWeller. Greater Fantasy genre? What is that? That's a new one to me. Romance is a genre that covers literature up to about the end of the 19th century (give or take) and Modern Fantasy, which overlaps for sure, generally takes over. I've never heard of greater fantasy as a genre before. But, as you say, it's been a few years since Uni, so, I could be behind. On another side note. I have no problem with Nosferatu and Dracula being considered part of the same genre. I do have a problem including them in the same genre as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Conan. [/QUOTE]

Verification