07-09-2016, 11:27 AM
(07-09-2016, 08:47 AM)shemthepenman Wrote: yes, but, the complete works of EE Cummings could have been spontaneously reproduced by a random word generator. would that honestly detract from the merit of what is written?

Detract? No, I think that knowing the origins of a work can only add to its meaning. Then you have the meaning that you made of it as well as what you know about the author's process.