Re: Ash of Stars

I haven't read Delany himself in many years, but reading the first few 
essays in this book have blown my mind. There are certain aspects of 
contemporary academic writing and ideology in the book, and the framing 
of academic concerns, that always irritate me, but the observations of 
some of these authors give me something new to think about as well as 
to pinpoint my particular reactions to Delany, to reception of Delany, 
to subcultures, etc. 

  I don't believe in the union of the criminal and the artist, by the 
way. That kind of thinking has got to go. 

On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:05:46 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

Well, I finally located a cheap copy in a used book store, been on my 
list for some time. Actually, though, it's been some years since I read 
anything by or about Delany.Maybe the attempts to decipher k> Leslie 
Steiner will pique my interest. 




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