are novels written more for the layman or the academic? how important is an english degree/education to "get" joyce, delillo, pynchon, etc.?
Both.
What kind of autistic question is this? Do you think every novel ever written has the same intended audience? Kill yourself my man.
>>8187561
why?
joyce wrote for critics, delillo writes for the everyman, and pynchon writes for himself
>implying you'd ever understand Joyce without studying Modernist Latin Literature for your degree
>>8187733
>delillo writes for the everyman
havent read the body artist have we
>>8187755
That wasn't that poster's opinion of Delillo, that is what don says, he writes for the middle brow
>>8187555
Delillo is not esoteric, neither is most of Joyce's work.
Nothing much is required for Delillo. Just an interested in Americana and the mid to late 20th century.
For Joyce, knowning Irish history is often crucial to understanding him on the deepest level.
I don't think a college degree is at all necessary for enjoying any of those guys, but I think they are generally read by people with college degrees.
>>8187766
what would he know
