Mark Twain and Charlotte Bronte both hated Jane Austen, with a hate too deep and visceral to be explained by the reasons they gave. W.C. Fields hated Charlie Chaplin, preferring 3rd-rate comedians who were in no way rivals.
This Friday, 8 PM Central US time, Riverfront Readings on Zoom presents Annette Hope Billings, Colleen Maynard, and Celeste Oster!
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Every artist is a Platonist. They may think they are a nominalist, but their work refutes them. No honest nominalist can become, or can long remain, an artist.