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Dumbing Down the Arts

When the English poet Alexander Pope read his translation of The Iliad, Charles Montagu, the Earl of Halifax, objected to several passages and strongly suggested that Pope rewrite them. The poet negotiated a more reasonable course between the demands of poetry and those of the aristocracy: He returned to Lord Halifax a few months later, thanked him for his perceptive suggestions, and read him the corrected lines. The earl heartily approved the changes. What the earl didn't know was that Pope had made no changes.

Comments

[xforge.livejournal.com]

PHHHHBBBWWAAAAHHHHH!!! I'd like to do that with a few of our clients once in a while. I'm convinced they never look at their proofs after the first time.

[servermonkey.livejournal.com]

You should try it once and see. :)

But keep an edited copy with you, just in case.

[mineral777.livejournal.com]

in papers that I submit electronically in the properties for the paper I put the phrase "if you are reading this I will buy you steak." What makes this even funnier is the people to whom I submit papers electronically they claim the first thing they check is the properties. So far I have yet to have to make good on the offer. You should type that into your proofs and see if they read it or not.