[ SECRET POST #4273 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4273 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

So are you saying that it has literary value, but the value is in something other than the setting/world he created, and yet a lot of people like it for the setting/world?

Also, how is it determined whether something has literary value or not? Can a work of fiction have value that isn't literary value, if people like it for reasons other than the literary value?

[(Anonymous)]

Also, how is it determined whether something has literary value or not?

It's complicated and there's no objective definition or test. Ultimately, it's my opinion that I'm arguing, it's not like it's a cold hard fact. In general, to me, you look at its aesthetic quality, you look at its thematic depth and resonance, those are the things you look at.

Can a work of fiction have value that isn't literary value, if people like it for reasons other than the literary value?

Sure! Absolutely! And there's nothing wrong with it, it's just frustrating with fantasy because a lot of the time people seem to focus on the worldbuiling to the exclusion of any literary analysis. It gets crowded out and ignored.