Our discussion on the nature and application of LDS Literary Theory.
Note: this is the first in a series of Annotated Readings, in which we reimagine and annotate diverse texts as if they were written from
Boyd K. Packer’s “The Mantle is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect” (1981) is one of those talks often spoken of in hushed, insinuating tones
In the Biblical Book of Matthew, we find described the sort of so-called “primitive” society that the French Philosopher Jean Baudrillard (of Simulation and Simulacra
I will describe some of the theological foundations for these fine Mormon writers’ work and review their literary heritage.
Clearly, Mormonism had literate beginnings which developed early into a distinctive literature, a rich legacy forgotten in the mediocrity of present-day Mormon expression. That legacy, to be sure, must be sought in more than belles lettres…
We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own. God’s ammunition is not exhausted. His brightest spirits are held in reserve for the latter times. In God’s name and by his help we will build up a literature whose top shall touch heaven, though its foundations may now be low in earth.
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