Mike Beggs wrote:
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> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Somebody Somebody <philos_case at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Personally, I think it's clear that music has declined [clip]
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> I think you can make a case for artistic declines
For all such "declinists" I reccomend that they read/reread at least once a week Chapter 2 of Raymond Williams, _Culture & Society 1780-1950_. Your lineage goes back to the pastoral poets of early Rome -- about 2500 years and counting.
Carrol