@DougHenwood Well, its worth it to find your soulmate via mutual loathing, but(good) Shakespeare worth a trip. Among several others.
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@DougHenwood@yeselson When a play really works there is a communion between actors & audience that you don't get in recorded art.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@DougHenwood@HeerJeet So you like Brecht, I assume.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@DougHenwood@yeselson Also, issue of plot seems like a red herring: in best literature plot is in the service of something (mood, language)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@DougHenwood I think you underestimate plot, Jeet. It's another writer's skill, and just as difficult in its own right.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@yeselson@DougHenwood It is a huge skill but books/plays/movies that are merely plot are pot-boilers. Plot has to serve some end.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@DougHenwood Often those books aren't as strongly plotted as you might suspect. A facile plot isn't same as a brilliant narrative1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@yeselson @DougHenwood Well, I agree brilliant narratives are very rare.
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