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   In rec.arts.books.tolkien John W. Kennedy  wrote:   
   > junior-kun wrote:   
   >> westprog wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I suppose one could come to the right conclusions if enough evidence were   
   >>> ignored. Certainly lit crit where no background reading is required must be   
   >>> less demanding. One could knock off by lunchtime.   
   >>   
   >> Oh, nonsense.  Your brain dead reading is to begin and end where the   
   >> author tells you to.  Some of us think for ourselves, and analyze the   
   >> book on its own merits.   
      
   > Thank you for insulting every artist who ever lived.   
      
   How does that insult artists?    Most artists I have   
   ever talked to are quite aware that they are not the   
   sole determiner of what their works mean.  It seems   
   more insulting to insist that the only interpretation   
   possible is the one intended by the artist.   
      
   Stephen   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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