Ray Bradbury Bradbury thought it all through. Behind his fascinating works of science fiction was a subtle theory of what literature should do. The retro clip above goes back to the 1970s and shows Bradbury expressing some very interesting thoughts on the role of literature and art. Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian ChroniclesLiterature has more than an aesthetic purpose; it has an important sociological and psychoanalytic role. Stories are safety valves; they keep society, and us as individuals, from collapsing. So, if you’ve been following the news lately, you know we need a whole lot of literature right now. And some new Ray Bradbury.
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