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Originally Posted by Billi
What I don't get is the snobbishness about reading the classics, their preference over "younger" works, the equation reading the classics=being intelligent that was made in one of the posts here.
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That would be Poppaea who equated intelligence and reading, obliquely. I agree, it's a vapid argument. I think it's fair, however, to equate being "well read" and being educated.
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
I think I'm curious as to what is the point of being "well read"? (I mean beyond the joy of reading a great story) Does it enrich a person's life, create interesting conversation?
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Nothing enriches one's life quite like being rich. And "interesting" is a word which relates to a subjective experience while simultaneously reeking of the banal.