FILL: Twisting Historical Aphorisms?
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writercisesOriginal posting 20 Dec. 2009
This is just a little plaything. The other day on one of the lists I read someone was commenting about how people who haven't read older fiction sometimes don't recognize that what they think is a new piece is actually just a rehash of something older. I was turning this over in my head and said, "That's the literary equivalent of those who forget history are condemned to repeat it." Then I started playing with how to phrase that.
I'm not sure what's the best way to phrase it. But I thought you might want to play along?
This is just a little plaything. The other day on one of the lists I read someone was commenting about how people who haven't read older fiction sometimes don't recognize that what they think is a new piece is actually just a rehash of something older. I was turning this over in my head and said, "That's the literary equivalent of those who forget history are condemned to repeat it." Then I started playing with how to phrase that.
Those who do not read historical fiction are doomed to regurgitations of it?Repetitions, recitations, resurrections?
Those who do not read historical fiction are condemned to read repetitious recapitulations of it?
Those who do not read classic fiction are doomed to experience reenactments of it?
I'm not sure what's the best way to phrase it. But I thought you might want to play along?
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