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Don't understand the rationale for saying Steinbeck's book title was "copied" from the song. It was reasonable to assume that readers would recognize the very familiar line. If book titles weren't allowed to be quotations, an awful lot of books would need new titles. At one point there was even a joke to the effect that an author searching for a name for his book decided to call it "A Line From Eliot." [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 05:37, 28 February 2007 (EST) | Don't understand the rationale for saying Steinbeck's book title was "copied" from the song. It was reasonable to assume that readers would recognize the very familiar line. If book titles weren't allowed to be quotations, an awful lot of books would need new titles. At one point there was even a joke to the effect that an author searching for a name for his book decided to call it "A Line From Eliot." [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 05:37, 28 February 2007 (EST) | ||
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| + | It's a startling fact. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but it's worth knowing and debating. The book is nothing like the song, so why is the book copying from the song? Does the book credit the song in any way? Also, it's curious that Steinbeck's wife provided the title. I'm not being judgmental here, but simply factual.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 21:30, 28 February 2007 (EST) | ||
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Don't understand the rationale for saying Steinbeck's book title was "copied" from the song. It was reasonable to assume that readers would recognize the very familiar line. If book titles weren't allowed to be quotations, an awful lot of books would need new titles. At one point there was even a joke to the effect that an author searching for a name for his book decided to call it "A Line From Eliot." Dpbsmith 05:37, 28 February 2007 (EST)
It's a startling fact. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but it's worth knowing and debating. The book is nothing like the song, so why is the book copying from the song? Does the book credit the song in any way? Also, it's curious that Steinbeck's wife provided the title. I'm not being judgmental here, but simply factual.--Aschlafly 21:30, 28 February 2007 (EST)