Back in the Swing of things...

Well, obviously this post is like eons late, but now that my grievance period is over it's time to make up work!
So two sides to reading a text One side thinks it's wrong to analyze a text for its political meaning, only focusing on its aesthetics , whereas the other side believes that disregarding the politics of a story is ignorant and retard our ability to grow as a society.  
Representing the right side of the Argument is George Will. His ideal is that all text should be read for their aesthetic value, like their symbolism, imagery and thing related. This current trend of analyzing text for their politics is detracting from the art of literature. Its no longer like analyzing a piece of art, its like reading a history book. Will explains by saying, "The supplanting of aesthetic by political responses to literature makes literature primarily interesting as a mere index of who had power and whom the powerful victimized." Will is just trying to say that if we continue on this path, we lose literature as an art, which cannot be done in his eyes.
On the opposite side of the spectrum is Stephen Greenblatt. . He refutes everything the right side believes in. His argument is that the politics are the key aspect of literature and should be to advance society. He also believes these styles of analytical reading with help the people of a nation to implement their first amendment rights. He disputes that “For [the Rightist critics], what is at stake is the staunch reaffirmation of a shared and stable culture that is, as Mr. Will puts it, ‘the nation’s social cement.’ Also at stake is the transmission of that culture to passive student”  
Where i stand would most likely be in the middle of this argument. I think literature needs both of these arguments, because i believe that art consists of both of these argument. to trash one of the other would limit literature, and in those terms limit art, which is uncalled for. So like i said, we need to find that perfect balance between the arguments to fully understand what literature is, a work of art, criticizing any aspect of society, artfully. & that's what i'm throwin'
(Posted 10/20/2010 but dated as a different time to disallow confusion and interference)