This week's prompt:
Discuss your thoughts on sentimentality in literature.
When is emotion in literature effective and when is it superfluous?
Use examples.
My reply:
E. M. Forster wrote: 'A fact is "The queen died and the king died."
A story is "The queen died and the king died of a broken heart."'
I prefer stories.
This blog hop is open to blogs
that primarily feature book reviews of literary fiction,
classic literature, and general literary discussion.
Use examples.
My reply:
E. M. Forster wrote: 'A fact is "The queen died and the king died."
A story is "The queen died and the king died of a broken heart."'
I prefer stories.
This blog hop is open to blogs
that primarily feature book reviews of literary fiction,
classic literature, and general literary discussion.
12 comments:
That is a fantastic quote. It describes emotion in literature very nicely.
I love that your post gets right to the point. Thanks for sharing that Forster quote. -Miss GOP
I've always known that quote as "The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died and then the queen died of grief is a novel."
It's a great quote either way.
lovely succinct & to the point, was expecting you to argue on whether emotions exist or not.
you should really teach a class in explaining complex literary concepts in 50 words or less...I love this quote!
Love the brevity. It tells a story.
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Perfect choice...and how timely with the royal wedding and all :)
Yes it is a great quote-I need to read more Forester
Perhaps this is why I work in primary schools.
Yes, brevity is indeed the soul of wit. Nicely done!
A comment said so succinctly,
Is both very Queenly and Kingly!
Yes it is a great quote-I have to read a lot more Forester
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