There is a difference between insisting that a work of literature be taken seriously by literature scholars, and insisting that the said work of literature is flawless.
When you love someone, for example, you love them despite the occasional zit, disagreement, or toilet seat left up. This is my attitude toward the LOTR: it's not perfect, but that alone does not diminish its merit.
A novel such as Finnegan's Wake has its flaws as well, but the acknowledgment of that on a non-specific level does not prevent the work and its author from being treated with respect, zum Biespiel.
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~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~
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