On Oct 17, 2006, at 12:49 PM, Earle Martin wrote:
I'd say nuke anything like that from orbit, along with any critic-esque writing that claims to describe the hidden allegorical meaning of a film, painting, book, music video/song lyrics, etc., without providing a reference from the director, artist, author or other creator of the item in question.
Well, good for you.
I'd fail you in any of my English classes for being a slave to authorial intent.
(Which is not to say "Hey, you know what we need, more OR" so much as "For the love of GOD will people stop assuming they instinctively know how/what to cite outside of their field?")
-Phil