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genre fiction of any stripe is also necessarily defined to a great extent by spectacle, and by certain expected types of spectacle - sword battles in fantasy, sex in romance, car chases in thriller, whatever - in a way that 'literary fiction' is not. going back to at least aristotle, spectacle has been (rightly) criticized as one of the lowest forms of entertainment and the least important in a work of art. im playing a bit loose with the term here; aristotle was talking more about music and special effects and the like during the actual performance of a play, whereas im applying it to the intense 'visual' elements of genre fiction which the reader is meant to imagine and draw pleasure from - one of, if not the, most important parts of 'escapism' imo. this is of course directly linked to genre's emphasis on setpiece and plot rather than anything more subtle.
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Halloween Jack posted:In what way is my ignorance vaunted? Or did you just like the way that sounded in your head? to vaunt means to brag. you were bragging about your ignorance. hope this helps
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learnincurve posted:I have no strong opinion on this debate but reading Gadsby By Ernest Vincent Wright is exactly like being repeatedly walloped upside the head with a thesaurus. this is one of the dumbest "well, actually" posts i've ever seen, and i follow neil degrasse tyson on twitter
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