03-16-2007, 01:34 AM
Was this not a work of fiction? And is Paul Carteledge not a scholar?
In my opinion, if its a work of fiction, it doesn't matter so much. The intelligent reader knows that someone being a good scholar doesn't neccessarily make him a good judge of literature. So, if he can sell it all he wants, and to my mind, at least, that doesn't mean much, if I want a book review for a work of fiction, I'll go to someone who deals with that sort of thing professionally.
In my opinion, if its a work of fiction, it doesn't matter so much. The intelligent reader knows that someone being a good scholar doesn't neccessarily make him a good judge of literature. So, if he can sell it all he wants, and to my mind, at least, that doesn't mean much, if I want a book review for a work of fiction, I'll go to someone who deals with that sort of thing professionally.
Marshal White
aka Aulus FABULOUS 8) <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cool.gif" alt="8)" title="Cool" />8) . . . err, I mean Fabius
"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
- Pericles, Son of Athens
aka Aulus FABULOUS 8) <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cool.gif" alt="8)" title="Cool" />8) . . . err, I mean Fabius
"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
- Pericles, Son of Athens
