tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post796148863498306566..comments2024-03-28T14:02:00.871-07:00Comments on RAWIllumination.net: 'I'm awfully opinionated tonight' Cleveland Okie (Tom Jackson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07810736442596736041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-11763542034909746542022-07-28T09:13:13.436-07:002022-07-28T09:13:13.436-07:00Saul who?Saul who?Oz Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061222169144560970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-80535802661405851682022-07-26T19:54:53.212-07:002022-07-26T19:54:53.212-07:00I'd say it is more or less an objective fact t...I'd say it is more or less an objective fact that Lovecraft was more influential than Saul Bellow. Very few people outside of contemporary lit classrooms or the set that takes the NYT Review of Books seriously read Bellow anymore, I would imagine while Lovecraft's influence is everywhere. As far back as undergrad, I've maintained that speculative/fantastic fiction is much more timeless than realistic, "literary" works. <br /><br />Got into a very nasty exchange versus the worth of reading Clark Ashton Smith vs. Henry James once. Rarebit Fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650603980195179414noreply@blogger.com