[MUD-Dev] narrative

[Matt Mihaly]

On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> Matt Mihaly wrote:
 
>> Further, most people do not WANT great writing. Joyce is arguably
>> the greatest English-language writer of the 20th century
 
> Joyce is a strawman.  When comparing the quality of writing to
> something tangible, look at the screenplay for "The Lord Of The
> Rings."

The screenplay for Lord of the Rings is not what I'd term "great
writing." Lord of the Rings isn't what I'd term great writing. I'd
call it great storytelling. Joyce, on the other hand, is
unquestionably a great writer.

--matt


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