 SOLO in Florida at Merritt Island
Saturday, September 17, 6:00 PM
How can an artist bootleg the methods of Romanticism, i.e. the role of values in human choices, and then pervert them? This month shall ponder that question through discussion of Ayn Rand's essay "Bootleg Romanticism" in her book The Romantic Manifesto. Learn to use this information to unify the mind, body and emotions of your Authentic Self. As usual, we will have dinner at Applebee's following the discussion.
When: Saturday, September 17, 2005 at 6:00 PM
Where: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 780 E Merritt Island Cswy, Merritt Island, FL 32952, (321) 453-8202
Shared Inquiry Questions for "Bootleg Romanticism" in The Romantic Manifesto
Interpretive Questions
How is art "the barometer of a culture"?
What are the "three emotions dominate the sense of life of modern man" and how do they dominate?
How does a thriller represent "the kindergarten arithmetic, of which the higher mathematics is the greatest novels of world literature"?
In what ways do "tongue-in-cheek" thrillers discourage virtue and encourage vice?
What do people seek from Romantic thrillers not available in Naturalistic art?
Evaluative Questions
Do you agree with the author that the structure of a thriller represents "a simplified, elementary version of Romantic literature"?
Do you agree with the author that "the people's need for a ray of Romanticism's light is enormous and tragically eager"?
Do you support the author's respect for James Bond as a Romantic hero of the thriller genre?
Do you agree with the author that a "composition that laughs at itself is a fraud on the audience"?
Do you agree with the author's assessment of real-life law enforcement agent Eliot Ness as a Romantic hero?
What principles on your Belief Window did this essay undermine or reinforce?
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