(urth) the problem with gaiman, mieville, and pullman

[James Wynn]

Crush is giddy about learning a new useful word:

ag·on    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (gn, -n, ä-gn)
n. pl. a·gon·es (-gnz)
  1.. A conflict, especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a
work of literature.
  2.. The part of an ancient Greek drama, especially a comedy, in which two
characters engage in verbal dispute.
  3.. A test of will; a conflict: "Freud's originality stemmed from his
aggression and ambition in his agon with biology" (Harold Bloom).
  4.. A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes
were awarded.


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[Greek agn. See agony.]

~ Crush

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Mattingly" <eric_mattingly at hotmail.com>
To: <urth-urth.net at lists.urth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: (urth) the problem with gaiman, mieville, and pullman


> Hi.  I am new to this site.  This discussion interests me and I will toss
in
> my own "two cents" (as the kids are saying these days).
>
> Harold Bloom spends a lot of time discussing the intertextual "agons" or
> battles of artistic superiority that each writer must undergo.  I think
his
> theory is more or less obtuse depending on the author, but I think that we
> can see something by the Bloomian book here with Mieville, Gaiman,
Pullman,
> etc.
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