tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post2997794279192189954..comments2023-10-01T01:56:19.699-07:00Comments on You Made Me Theorize: A Man Behind the Madness?Joseph P. Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757706787232014827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-74815623855698290322010-03-10T18:15:01.001-08:002010-03-10T18:15:01.001-08:00I actually think that this particular story can be...I actually think that this particular story can be closely tied to <i>As I Lay Dying</i>, at least to the extent that it weaves another narrative layer into the larger story about Faulkner--and his work. Think, my dear students, <i>composites</i>.<br /><br />Re: selling out, Fitzgerald was largely broke when he turned to Hollywood. I'll confess to not knowing too much about Faulkner's biography, so I won't venture any guesses there. I think one way to think about this has to do with patronage--namely that writers don't generally make that much, so using Hollywood, for instance, to bankroll their writing might be different than your average punk rocker turned <i>American Idol</i> hopeful. I dunno, though. Keep discussing. Also, read <a href="http://www.michaelberube.com/index.php/weblog/abf_friday_selling_out_edition/" rel="nofollow">Michael Berube's post</a> on selling out for further info. He even works in Ishmael Reed, who we'll be reading in a few weeks, in there.Joseph P. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757706787232014827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-34765831156328470832010-03-10T17:16:49.472-08:002010-03-10T17:16:49.472-08:00depends how prolific they are!depends how prolific they are!LeeCalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286545336201374533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-90622514627586705422010-03-10T11:25:22.766-08:002010-03-10T11:25:22.766-08:00I'm not sure if there are that many authors ou...I'm not sure if there are that many authors out there that you could study for a lifetime (maybe Shakespeare and Byron because they're such classics) but no one else really comes to mind.<br /><br />And I always thought there were different ways of "selling out". Selling out out of necessity and doing it reclusively, without chasing for public attention, seems fine to me.Lilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788992596159592630noreply@blogger.com