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I'd argue that the importance of a literary work does not end at the reader. If the work changes the reader's world view and changes their behaviour, then it co
by madacoo 8y ago
I'd argue that the importance of a literary work does not end at the reader. If the work changes the reader's world view and changes their behaviour, then it could in turn effect the way they interact with others.
Just being in the same room as someone who has understood Dante's Inferno, for example, might well have effects that alter the course of your life.
Proving this would be another thing entirely, however.
- bradleyjg 8y agoOne of the best classes I ever took in my life anywhere was a course in college on Dante. It wasn't so much that I was inspired by Dante as I was by the professor. He had an absolutely magical obsession with the Divine Comedy. That level of articulate enthusiasm for anything at all is something I've rarely come across in adult life.