Author, Reader, or Text? (aka Canonicity Slapdown 2005)

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Author, Reader, or Text? (aka Canonicity Slapdown 2005)

View Poll Results: The meaning of The Lord of the Rings is to be found in
The intention of the author	6	11.11%
The experience of the reader	29	53.70%
Analysis of the text	12	22.22%
I haven't the faintest idea, I just think the book is cool	7	12.96%
Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

07-31-2005, 05:02 AM

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davem

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

... or perhaps they just enjoy a darn good read.

But on what do they base that judgement - where does that feeling originate?

And is it, for them, a 'darn good read' or a 'darn Good read'?

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