Thursday, January 25, 2018

The relationship of form and content...

In the ten tenets of Liberal Humanism, rule 7 states that form and content must be fused organically or information does not correctly integrate and becomes 'fanciful' (Barry 21).  For instance, Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles is filled with consistent lengthy descriptions that have either been criticized as being too detailed and purely decorative by some readers. Others argue that Hardy's extensive writing of landscapes and scenery assist in the immersive quality of Tess. The same can be debated of Emily Brontë's use of the isolating Moors in Wuthering Heights.What are examples of books, short stories, or poems that seem to have inorganically meshed detail/content that do not seem to fit their accompanied plot or seem to be purely ornamental? What about examples of books that engage the connection between form and content?

Cow & Calf Rocks, Ilkley Moor
Source: http://www.bookdrum.com/books/wuthering-heights/9780141439556/setting.html

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