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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
With all due respect to your mind and the courtesy you have shown me, Mr. Underhill I would point out that Fordim's first wording was the intention of the author. If I understand you correctly, when you say that as you read this passage from TWH, you find a collaboration between my mind and yours, that is to change the terms slightly.
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Just for the sake of clarity, my complaint all along in this thread has been the lack of a collaborative option. Intention of the author is only part of the equation as far as I'm concerned.
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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
For davem, literature brings us into a vision of a perilous realm beyond our own temporal existence. For Mr. Underhill, reading brings us into contact with other minds. For Saucepan, reading is an experiential activity. For Aiwendil, oblo, Sono, literature provides a touchstone for rational explication. I'm leary of ascribing others to any particular approach...
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I'd hate to limit myself to that awkward sounding definition. All the approaches you suggest, and more, are part of my own reading experience. That Gordian knot will not be sliced with such a blunt and clumsy instrument as this poll.
Very nice work with the rest of your post,
Bb, especially those last couple of paragraphs.
P.S. -- I meant to correct that typo for you and forgot... it is now done.