I think the only really important issue here is that, 100 years later, we're still discussing it. Isn't that the point of great literature? /Hans [log in to unmask] Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:F4B1826B1A21D211AEC5006008207AF404F88E45@dogbert.csillc.com... > Re: > > Yesterday as you may have heard was the 100th anniversary of the publication > > of the "Wizard of Oz" by Frank L. Baum. In case it escaped you, the book is > > widely regarded as a parable about the populism that spread through the > > Widely? Like the widespread belief that the world is flat? > Or the widespread belief in Dianetics? :) > > As a card carrying member of the Internation Wizard of Oz Club, > who'll be attending the Centennial Oz Conference this July > (http://www.geocities.com/~ozfan/ozcenten.htm), > I don't accept the Littlefield's "populist" interpretation of > "The Wizard of Oz". > > For years, people specializing in Oz research (including Martin Gardner and > relatives of L. Frank Baum) have dismissed that interpretation. > > A quick web search shows counter-arguments, including: > http://www.halcyon.com/piglet/Populism.htm > > > > Stan Sieler [log in to unmask] > www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler >