01-24-2016, 08:43 PM
I miss all of the drama 0_o
In terms of credit where credit is due, Simpsons episodes are frequently referencing works of others (whether subtly or not so subtly) without providing direct credit to the original authors. I've found that it promotes the act of seeking context when an individual becomes interested. I've always found the Simpsons to be both more educational as well as entertaining in that way, much more so than if it paused every reference to directly tell us where it's from. Even if they put it in the credits, who the hell watches the credits? Why should poetry be any different? Often things like footnotes can really kill a poem.. you know..the whole dissecting a frog thing. (Ah yes, I just learned that now on my own that that's actually a Mark Twain quote.. a pretty simple google search
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Emma
In terms of credit where credit is due, Simpsons episodes are frequently referencing works of others (whether subtly or not so subtly) without providing direct credit to the original authors. I've found that it promotes the act of seeking context when an individual becomes interested. I've always found the Simpsons to be both more educational as well as entertaining in that way, much more so than if it paused every reference to directly tell us where it's from. Even if they put it in the credits, who the hell watches the credits? Why should poetry be any different? Often things like footnotes can really kill a poem.. you know..the whole dissecting a frog thing. (Ah yes, I just learned that now on my own that that's actually a Mark Twain quote.. a pretty simple google search
)Emma
These fragments I have shored against my ruins
Why then Ile fit you
-T.S. Eliot (The Wasteland)
Why then Ile fit you
-T.S. Eliot (The Wasteland)