William is not disagreeing with Cheerskeep -- he is just reporting that he has found some "criticism to be as worthwhile aesthetically as experiencing artworks directly."
Which is also an interesting fact -- and also leads me to wonder whether anyone else might say the same. So -- let's put both questions on the table. 1. Has expert advice ever caused you to derive an aesthetic experience from a work that did not occasion it before ? 2. Have you ever found ever found criticism to be as worthwhile aesthetically as experiencing artworks directly? And regarding that second question -- I would have to answer "yes" Not that criticism has ever been as worthwhile aesthetically to me as my favorite works have been -- but I have often found it as worthwhile -- or even more so ----than the works to which it refers. (as when a sharp reviewer trashes a movie that I found dull -- or when a literary critic is writing about poetry written in a language I can't read.) My response is I disagree with Cheerskep's proclamation. I find reading good literature and criticism to be as worthwhile aesthetically as experiencing artworks directly. Camille Paglia's criticism of Emily Dickinson is one example. I chose that example because I can't be accused of liking just what is similar to my own aesthetic and because I'm interested in what Cheerskep thinks of the critiques of Dickinson, his favorite "cherishable" poet. ____________________________________________________________ Click here to become a professional counselor in less time than you think. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/Ioyw6ijnep30cRWKLOnOyG4ejNcfLE TUngk50hDDO0oM1w3wZaQQba/
