On Feb 3, 2012, at 4:04 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> So now the concept of a shared body of texts which all participants in a
> given "conversation" (of whatever scope, seriousness, or pretensions) is
> laughable. No one seriously believes that.
Of course no one believes that. But when it's a book that's under discussion, expecting that someone read it before offering fervent and detailed opinions isn't outlandish.
> Anyone who has not read Wellek, Frye, & Tamas is of course not competent to
> engage in this discussion.
Ha, good one!
Doug