tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post8412188360687486248..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Augusto Monterroso on FantasyLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-25199592770547729182010-07-13T00:20:27.636-05:002010-07-13T00:20:27.636-05:00"Does it really matter if there is a strict d..."Does it really matter if there is a strict definition of terms when it comes to varieties of writing?"<br /><br />I like that definition. I can't argue with your other comments (even the implications!); as I whole-heartedly agree.Chad Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774092046594256969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-44995816602168070422010-07-12T20:53:50.921-05:002010-07-12T20:53:50.921-05:00Jonah,
It could have also been rendered as "...Jonah,<br /><br />It could have also been rendered as "up unto this point," meaning that nothing has been done in the past and (presumably) nothing in the present/future.<br /><br />Chad,<br /><br />Perhaps, or maybe it's just that he's saying that does it really matter if there is a strict definition of terms when it comes to varieties of writing? I'm one of those who take it a step further and view all forms of literature, fiction and non-fiction alike, as being integral part's of a society's material culture. But I do have a professional bias there, so take a few grains of salt with that!Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-71973614991973012552010-07-12T20:51:07.523-05:002010-07-12T20:51:07.523-05:00I can't remember who said it first but, "...I can't remember who said it first but, "All fiction is fantasy." Monterroso definition seems to be very similar.Chad Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774092046594256969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-83653623606820106772010-07-12T20:19:17.258-05:002010-07-12T20:19:17.258-05:00I can't really disagree with that. The best I&...I can't really disagree with that. The best I've ever been able to do with fantasy is suggest that I know it when I see it.<br />Does the "until now" in your translation hint that Mr. Monterroso proposed some definition or otherwise stated that fantasy had been defined, or is that reading too much into a hasty translation?Jonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776591747545219997noreply@blogger.com