Exposing Students to Controversial Writings

[Mr. Veech]

Quote Originally Posted by Druidic

In a Politically Correct time, genuine literary criticism goes out the window. Strange works garnish Awards. Judgement goes to Hell. It's all in the Game.

Yeah, this is where my "conservative" side surfaces. I consider myself very much opposed to the "anything goes" approach found throughout most of academia. It's perfectly fine to include the obscene in literature, but I feel it's necessary to handle it appropriately. Even Shakespeare included the occasional fart joke.

Some books, I believe, are meant to be read in private; others can be read in an open manner. I love the Marquis de Sade's Justine because it's a brilliant moral critique of theodicy (like Voltaire's Candide), but I wouldn't use it as material for a book club.