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I thought this reading was relatively difficult to follow. The first part went into explicit detail. This seemed unnecessary, because Havelock could have explained his logic with less detail. The second part was much easier to follow, but nonetheless was still relatively difficult. Again Havelock went into great detail when it was unnecessary.
I generally agreed with Havelock's argument. Although, I found that I did not completely understand the reading until the final pages. These pages had somewhat of a summary of what Plato's theories meant.
In the last few pages I found two quotes that I found to be interesting. The first quote was: "But when we consider how utterly the function of poetry has altered, how completely the cultural situation has changed, it becomes possible to understand that when Plato is talking about poetry he is not really talking about our kind of poetry" (p. 43). I liked this quote because I felt I truly understood what Havelock was saying.......

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