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Old 06-20-2007, 01:19 PM   #447
NoMyths
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Charleston, SC
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Originally Posted by st.cronin View Post
I don't believe NoMyths understands me at all.

Emily Dickinson was almost completely unpublished during her lifetime -- she had no audience. Whatever experience is possible with an audience, it doesn't alter the artistic merit of a work -- for many artists, satisfying themselves (as audience) is of more concern than worrying about an outside audience. Thus, a work always has a built-in audience (the maker), regardless of any concerns that come later with an outside audience.
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