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177. Angus Fletcher — 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature

The Michael Shermer Show

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Science Fiction - The Hubres of Science

Wol yoso talks about the meaning of great stories and how they can be misinterpreted. He says that literary criticism has collapsed in the twentieth century, because it's so useless. But he argues that we should still try to understand what a story is trying to tell us. Wol yoso: I would say for people get out of the book what you learned in high school.

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