Educating Rita/Two ways to approach literature

How to approach literature?

Rita's approach to literature

Requirements for "proper students"

p. 24 appreciation a descrptive piece ® "crap" p. 25 Howard's End = "crap" "We are not concerned with the poor" = crap p. 30 It's boron He doesn't half get on my tits. reference to Harold Robbins p.31 D.H. Lawrence (Sons and Lovers) Harold Robbins ( A Stone for Danny Fisher) Somerset Maugham (Of Human Bondage) ® all read in one week! p. 33 Peer Gynt - "do it on the radio" I encapsulated all my ideas into one line p. 36 What I learn from you about art an' literature , it feeds me inside.

p. 24 criticism is purely objective it is never subjective sentiment has no place p. 25 you cannot interpret Forster from a Marxist point of view. p. 26 "Literature can ignore the poor You have to begin to discipline that mind of yours p. 30 Devouring pulp fiction is not being well read p. 31 You've got to be selective You seem to be under the impression that all books are literature It's a question of becoming discering in your choice p. 34 It's a sort of accepted ritual, a game with rules You must observe those rules A clever answer is not necessarily the correct answer outline your reasons supporting them with quotes from accepted authorities p. 37 "only connect" you'll have a much better understanding if you discover it in your own terms!

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