Thursday morning, 17th May
Mmmmm, well I feel that as Rudyard Kipling was an Englishman of his time, I
don't see how he could have had the same impact if he had been Indian,
Swedish or three parts Spanish. The stories and poetry would have been
completely different - rather like asking if Jane Austen would have
succeeded if she had been born Janey Orsten in Broken Ridge and written
about mating rituals in the local hotel.
Regards,
Augusta in Sydney
>From: Robbie White <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Robbie White <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Fw: Kipling, a man of his time
>Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 23:06:03 +0800
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>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Robbie White
>To: Kipling Rudyard
>Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 10:53 PM
>Subject: Kipling, a man of his time
>
>
>To all those learned people, as well as those who, like myself, are not so
>learned but just enjoy the writings and poems of RK, I put this question:
>
>Would RK have had the same impact on the literary scene of his day (and
>since then) if the colour of his skin had been brown or black? If he had
>been an Indian or half-caste Indian, would he have been given the same
>honour that he (deservedly) received as an Englishman?
>
>Cheerio and regards
>
>Robbie White
>Australia
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