12-14-2017, 01:16 AM
the article suggests that the data shows the same across scholarly topics (but not so well on pop culture or politics).
also, i am only needling you about this reflexive “wikipedia lol” remark—that is so cliche and obviously recited when any article contradicts an opinion or claim (especially when the claim or opinion is based on no research at all).
both my daughters went to school in the philippines (as well as in england—youngest went to primary school in the philippines and my eldest secondary). i’ll ask them about it.
my only point here is—and it’s the same as my point to rowens— i am not interested in quibbling over definitions. there is such a thing as a national epic (synonymous with the great american novel); and certain novels have met the criteria for that definition (including the ones listed on wikipedia). my question was “why does america hold this particular genre is such high esteem?” or, more specifically “why doesn’t britiain (or other countries) seem to hold this genre in such high esteem?” and finally “given that there are clearly british novels that conform to this definition, which do you (dear reader) think encapsulate britishness at a specific epoch the best?—you can add novels from your own country.
NB: it doesn’t concern me in the slightest that a national epic be written by someone not originally from the country they are writing about.
also, i am only needling you about this reflexive “wikipedia lol” remark—that is so cliche and obviously recited when any article contradicts an opinion or claim (especially when the claim or opinion is based on no research at all).
both my daughters went to school in the philippines (as well as in england—youngest went to primary school in the philippines and my eldest secondary). i’ll ask them about it.
my only point here is—and it’s the same as my point to rowens— i am not interested in quibbling over definitions. there is such a thing as a national epic (synonymous with the great american novel); and certain novels have met the criteria for that definition (including the ones listed on wikipedia). my question was “why does america hold this particular genre is such high esteem?” or, more specifically “why doesn’t britiain (or other countries) seem to hold this genre in such high esteem?” and finally “given that there are clearly british novels that conform to this definition, which do you (dear reader) think encapsulate britishness at a specific epoch the best?—you can add novels from your own country.
NB: it doesn’t concern me in the slightest that a national epic be written by someone not originally from the country they are writing about.