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@Elfwreck: you've given some good reasons why we're less likely to find significant books and writers today than during the "Golden Age". I have no doubt that people are just as talented today as they were 50 years ago. However, if we're not reading their books, what good is that? Maybe the "Golden Age" was really about developing and bringing the talent to the fore, rather than whether there was more of it around then. With the way big money is pushing the publishing business, I have no trouble believing that today's system might be less geared towards producing significant works than it used to be when it was directed by book lovers.
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