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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000032.txt from 2004/11

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:28:03 -0500


"Compare the history of the novel to that of rock =E2=80=98n=E2=80=99 roll.=20=
Both started out=20
a minority taste, became a mass taste, and then splintered into several=20
subgenres. Both have been the typical cultural expressions of classes and ep=
ochs.=20
Both started out aggressively fighting for their share of attention, novels=20
attacking the drama, the tract, and the poem, rock attacking jazz and pop an=
d=20
rolling over classical music."

-W. T. Lhamon, Jr.- American educator, critic
=E2=80=9CMaterial Differences,=E2=80=9D Deliberate Speed: The Origins of a C=
ultural Style in=20
the American 1950s

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