tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post6072693385026199110..comments2024-03-06T09:59:45.522-06:00Comments on Happy Catholic*: Well Said: Realistic Literature Versus Fantasy LiteratureJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-10754505006501153462018-04-25T09:07:28.606-05:002018-04-25T09:07:28.606-05:00I haven't read Marx (or Lenin) so your point m...I haven't read Marx (or Lenin) so your point may be valid. :-)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368767968953817531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-71576607841178534252018-04-25T00:45:00.220-05:002018-04-25T00:45:00.220-05:00Dearest Julie,
much as I hate to contradict here: ...Dearest Julie,<br />much as I hate to contradict here: There has always been a fantastical or utopian element to Marxism (and to a lesser degree even to Leninism), namely the idea of a better world to come and a better place for mankind. We know how well that one worked, and in some aspects we may even really know why, but that is beside the point. It is one thing to despise Marxism AND to despise the arrogance of realistic literature towards fantasy. But I do not think that Marxism and vulgar realism are necessarily intertwined in the way Drout insinuates. The affect against Fantastika, against "Escapism" has for a very long time been the hallmark of the "honest salesman", the "realistic politician" against anything that could not be turned into money and career. A society and a person, that is unable to think of another way of life than their own, will always be disturbed by the "one commandment" of all (fantastic and/or realistic) literature worth reading: "It's like this. It could be different."<br />Cheers,<br />MarcMFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068703437353477352noreply@blogger.com