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From: jmsa...@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 2000/03/09
Subject: Re: ATTN:JMS: writing and literary theory
>You have a degree in literature, don't you? Not really. I have a Bachelor's degree in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Philosophy, and a second Bachelor's in Sociology with a minor in Literature. > I'm curious: to what Totally irrelevant. I find most literary theory dry, academic, and useless. >extent has knowledge of literary *theory* (as opposed to having read >widely) influenced/not influnced/been crucial for/been irrelevant to >your writing? It's there to provide academicians a platform to stand on in trying to interpret fiction, but at the other end of the keyboard, there's not a bit of it that I've found useful (though obviously your mileage may vary). I've always encouraged fledgling writers that if they want to actually *work* jms (jmsa...@aol.com) You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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