[discostu]

Oh absolutely. No way am I implying people shouldn't read "the classics" (TM) (except Jane Austin, I utterly dispise Jane Austin and hold her primarily responsible for creating the romance genre and for that she should burn in hell), I've read most of them and enjoyed most of the ones I've read. But I'm not fretting that so many others haven't.

Truth is my forays into classical literature and music were primarily inspired by Bugs Bunny (the old Looney Tunes cartoons are densely packed with classical references), so maybe instead of bemoaning how few people got the reference he should rejoice that some will investigate the reference and have a new world opened up to them. Either way, it's just Moby Dick, I'm pretty sure someone can live a full and rich life and never read it.

[Mr. Silverback]

Either way, it's just Moby Dick, I'm pretty sure someone can live a full and rich life and never read it.

I have so far. Heck, I haven't even seen the movie version.

[Cronos]

the old Looney Tunes cartoons are densely packed with classical references

AND nifty bits of Latin shoved in, like, 'he's definitely non compos mentis' (Bugs describing Elmer!). Looooooooove those toons! (Disliked the Disney sugary sweet stuff though:-P