@dg_myers @tonywoodlief Right. Milton's "fit but few". I have no trouble calling that an elite.
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Good taste, specialized knowledge is not "exceptional virtue" in any way. It is not a social prize, a class ID card
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@dg_myers@tonywoodlief Unfortunately in world we live in there are all sorts of barriers to enjoyment of elite art, many unnecessary.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@dg_myers@tonywoodlief Louis Zukofsky is elite poetry as compared to Billy Collins because you have to know specialized things to enjoy Z.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Nonsense. In another two decades you'll have to know just as much to enjoy Billy Collins.
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@dg_myers@tonywoodlief Right, but right now Collins is more accessible than poets working in Zukofsky's tradition.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Perhaps because Billy Collins has the specialized knowledge of plainness and accessibility.
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@dg_myers@tonywoodlief No question, the plain style requires tremendous artistry and has its own tradition.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Let's say I go to English department party. I show off my knowledge of "Finnegan." I am claiming elite status.
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@dg_myers @tonywoodlief If you can write intelligently about Joyce you belong to the elite of critics like Kenner & Ellmann, no?
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