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While reading one of Rosen's essay, "The Irrelevance of Serious Music", I was
amazed by one small paragragh, which makes perfect sense.
"Taste is, after all, a matter of will, of moral and social decisions. To take
a famous example from the modernist tradition in literature, we are assured
that Joyce's Ulysses is a difficult masterpiece, and we try it, determined to
prove our culture superiority by our appreciation. After the initial
repugnance for much of the book experienced by most readers, m
amazed by one small paragragh, which makes perfect sense.
"Taste is, after all, a matter of will, of moral and social decisions. To take
a famous example from the modernist tradition in literature, we are assured
that Joyce's Ulysses is a difficult masterpiece, and we try it, determined to
prove our culture superiority by our appreciation. After the initial
repugnance for much of the book experienced by most readers, m