Morrissey's Autobiography used in Cambridge University exam paper

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I absolutely love this. :D IMO this is better than being on a pop chart.
 
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My favorite part of that article is the comments; some people are so...hateful. But you can't really help but feel sorry for them.
 
According to today's London Evening Standard (page 19, 23-May-14) final-year Cambridge English Literature students taking yesterday's practical criticism paper were faced with the opening paragraph of Morrissey's Autobiography. Students were asked whether that paragraph or a passage by 16th century pamphleteer Thomas Nashe would most encourage reading on.


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Heaven knows he's literature now! Morrissey joins the likes of Shakespeare and Milton as he is featured in final-year English exam at Cambridge University - DailyMail
 
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Awesome. Think this is a possibility in Moz's future?

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Yes:thumb: I imagine he'll receive an honorary degree of some sort at some point due to his contribution to the humanities, to say the least. ;)

And yes, his inclusion in this exam is an honor. It must tickle him so:bow:
 
I always wondered why he didn't go to university. I think he once said it was because there was no money, but there seemed to be enough to send him to America quite a few times. I don't think he warns to admit that he wasn't academically proficient enough for it.
 
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I always wondered why he didn't go to university. I think he once said it was because there was no money, but there seemed to be enough to send him to America quite a few times. I don't think he warns to admit that he wasn't academically proficient enough for it.
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though he admit he wasn't that good at school, i think.
 
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I always wondered why he didn't go to university. I think he once said it was because there was no money, but there seemed to be enough to send him to America quite a few times. I don't think he warns to admit that he wasn't academically proficient enough for it.
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He was too clever for the Manchester Curriculum I think. The teachers were not bright enough to see his brilliance??
 
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I always wondered why he didn't go to university. I think he once said it was because there was no money, but there seemed to be enough to send him to America quite a few times. I don't think he warns to admit that he wasn't academically proficient enough for it.
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It's not money, university tuition fee was free in the UK until 1998.
He absolutely hates school system which brought The Headmaster Ritual.
 
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I always wondered why he didn't go to university. I think he once said it was because there was no money, but there seemed to be enough to send him to America quite a few times. I don't think he warns to admit that he wasn't academically proficient enough for it.
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There's a big difference between a few plane tickets (and sleeping on relative's couches and eating cheap fast food) and funding an education.
 
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I always wondered why he didn't go to university. I think he once said it was because there was no money, but there seemed to be enough to send him to America quite a few times. I don't think he warns to admit that he wasn't academically proficient enough for it.
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Because he wanted to be a pop star. Lots of intelligent and capable folks forgo going to university in order to follow their dreams in the arts.
 
I must agree with those who feel this is more of a feat than topping a pop chart, which is in no way a legit measure of true talent and originality. I also believe that several passages of “Autobiography” would provide an enjoyable read even to audiences unfamiliar with Morrissey’s life and work, simply because they read like masterfully crafted prose poetry, quite reminiscent of Elizabeth Smart’s “By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.” “Autobiography” has a lovely, timeless and melancholic flow that could delight any empathetic reader; however, if you surrender to it as a fan it offers a thoroughly scintillating voyage (yes, court case included – it is part of the journey). Well, that describes my experience, anyway.

As regards formal education: Morrissey would have been more than proficient enough to obtain any advanced degree he wished to. But, while undoubtedly it has its merits, formal education is not for everyone. The more nonconformist-types may see it as restrictive in ways designed to murder individuality, and they also refuse to dedicate time and energy to process massive amounts of data that have zero relevance to “real life”, their passions, or to the actual degree they are pursuing. I could hardly wait to get out and be free like a wet dog to shake all that heavy water off of me.

On a different, albeit related note, my anticipatory excitement is already building over that work of fiction Moz is supposedly in the process of composing. I wonder what the topic and title will be, and it’s taking a serious effort to keep myself from going off-topic by jotting down a few guesses.
 
One can't help but wonder how many people here have read Thomas Nashe to even understand the question. And one must also wonder if Morrissey has read Nashe.

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One can't help but wonder how many people here have read Thomas Nashe to even understand the question. And one must also wonder if Morrissey has read Nashe.

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As I understand it the exam board provided both the Morissey piece and the Nashe piece. The idea is that the candidates haven't read either of them before and they're asked to critique them based on the evidence in front of them. So I suppose prior knowledge of Nashe or Morrissey could actually be a hindrance.
 
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