tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post612781692462016111..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: The Literature HatersJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-24459152755056207942011-12-09T13:54:44.631-06:002011-12-09T13:54:44.631-06:00The haters lose their "naive enjoyment,"...The haters lose their "naive enjoyment," yes, that's right, it seems to me.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-62327764936533881332011-12-09T09:06:46.810-06:002011-12-09T09:06:46.810-06:00A lot of it is whether thinking deeply about a sub...A lot of it is whether thinking deeply about a subject makes you identify it with something unpleasant. For me it is the opposite. Theory does not interfere with my naive enjoyment of something, but deepens my understanding.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-51494538409517010292011-12-09T09:04:02.721-06:002011-12-09T09:04:02.721-06:00Many people choose to write about what they love (...Many people choose to write about what they love (a favorite author, say), and by the time they are done, they don't love it anymore.<br /><br />The people who never lose their love are the ones who do research not about what they love but about problems they have identified. In your case, you may love Lorca, but you write about him because you are interested in addressing problems in Lorca's work and in its reception.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-21463962373022661142011-12-08T16:48:13.018-06:002011-12-08T16:48:13.018-06:00For many it's graduate school, the professiona...For many it's graduate school, the professionalization of their commitment to literature, that makes them hate it.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-90778648113900453602011-12-08T11:40:18.795-06:002011-12-08T11:40:18.795-06:00What I always found really odd about some literatu...What I always found really odd about some literature scholars was that they had clearly started out as literature lovers and then evolved into haters.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com