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| author | Matěj Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu> | 2021-04-11 22:01:47 +0200 |
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| committer | Matěj Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu> | 2021-04-13 14:30:29 +0200 |
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diff --git a/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst b/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst index 5302af5..5a94881 100644 --- a/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst +++ b/faith/hp_and_sayers.rst @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ OK, I will suggest a very weird book for reading. `The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. Sayers`_ (yes, the author of detective stories with Lord Peter Wimsey) is one of the best books on the art of writing stories I have ever read. Yes, it is on its face -a theological pamphlet on the Trinity, and given that, it will +a theological pamphlet on the Trinity, and given that, it will be probably unpalatable for some, but underneath the theological is also an absolute gem of the literary theory by somebody who actually knows a thing or two about writing. Highly recommended. @@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ meaning of ninety percent of all fantasy stories. Coming from the Sayers’ book, I would suggest that there is some kind of spirit or atmosphere of HP universe, and book or story violating this spirit will feel wrong. For example, I am firmly persuaded that -any crossover between HP books, which are in my opinion rather -pedestrian, egalitarian, realist, modernist and quite -rationalist, and semi-mystical/super-natural universe (e.g., -Marvel-type superheroes, or vampires) is by its substance doomed -to fail, because these two universes have too different spirits -to mesh together. Similarly, the very idea of the feudal (or even +any crossover between HP books, which are in my opinion what +I call elsewhere “`a magicians’ realism`_”, rather pedestrian, +egalitarian, realist, modernist and quite rationalist, and +semi-mystical/super-natural universe (e.g., Marvel-type +superheroes, or vampires) is by its substance doomed to fail, +because these two universes have too different spirits to mesh +together. Similarly, the very idea of the feudal (or even earlier) highly unequal society in the twentieth century HP universe is in my opinion doomed to fail. The same goes for Harry Potter being ultra-rich (meaning, owning ridiculously large part @@ -57,3 +58,6 @@ percent. .. _`Operation Wandless by EllianaDunla`: https://archiveofourown.org/works/784221 + +.. _`a magicians’ realism`: + {filename}magicians-realism.rst |