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Thanks for linking to this fascinating article and bit of history.
I've never cared about symbolism. It has little to do with my reasons for reading. If I'm told the value of a book resides primarily in it's symbolism I'll read something else. When I do read something that people love for it's symbolism I rarely get the symbols or underlying meaning. To me it's a story. With a few exceptions where the symbols are obvious, and even then I usually need to have them pointed out to me.
I have no objection to symbolism. Writers should write the way they want to write. Readers should read the way they want to read. It just doesn't interest me, probably because I rarely notice it.
Barry
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