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From: "s~Z" <keithsz@concentric.net>
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> "The notion of symbol has always been abhorrent to me, and I never tire of
> retelling how I once failed a student---the dupe, alas, of an earlier
> teacher---for writing that Jane Austen describes leaves as "green" because
> Fanny is hopeful, and "green" is the color of hope. The symbolism racket
in
> schools attracts computerized minds but destroys plain intelligence as
well
> as poetical sense. It bleaches the soul. It numbs all capacity to enjoy
the
> fun and enchantment of art."
>
> from 'Rowe's Symbols'
> The New York Review
> (10/7/71)
>
From: "s~Z" <keithsz@concentric.net>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (14
lines) ------------------
> see also:
>
> "The notion of symbol has always been abhorrent to me, and I never tire of
> retelling how I once failed a student---the dupe, alas, of an earlier
> teacher---for writing that Jane Austen describes leaves as "green" because
> Fanny is hopeful, and "green" is the color of hope. The symbolism racket
in
> schools attracts computerized minds but destroys plain intelligence as
well
> as poetical sense. It bleaches the soul. It numbs all capacity to enjoy
the
> fun and enchantment of art."
>
> from 'Rowe's Symbols'
> The New York Review
> (10/7/71)
>