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Who cares? Is there a word for this sort of writing in which current sensibilities are applied to older works in an attempt to "educate" people about a book tha
by jeegsy 6y ago
Who cares? Is there a word for this sort of writing in which current sensibilities are applied to older works in an attempt to "educate" people about a book that everyone read?
> "Unlike many of his, or our, contemporaries, Herbert was willing to imagine a world that was not based on Western, Christian mythology."
Again, who cares?
- webmaven 6y ago> Who cares? Is there a word for this sort of writing in which current sensibilities are applied to older works in an attempt to "educate" people about a book that everyone read? The post is basically saying "book that was massively popular at the time and is still popular actually holds up quite well when examined with current sensibilities in mind". It's also saying "don't jettison one of the things that make it great even when examined with contemporary sensibilities". It's the opposite of a takedown, and given that this sort of judgement is the exception rather than the rule[0], it's nice to have confirmation that I can continue to recommend Dune to new readers. So, I care. [0] I still love the LotR for example, but it is rather racist, quite overtly in places.