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George Steiner's Phony Learning
George Steiner’s new book. As a literary critic and essayist George Steiner is distinguished by his erudition, which is not just impressive but even intimidating. A quick glance through his book… more →
sans everything
an earnest chestnut for Remembrance Day
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msbaroque wrote 1 month ago: [Reprised. This post was originally published this day last year. I'm republishing it because I had … more →
Remembrance of Things Past
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JL Wall wrote 1 year ago: So I know that by now, it’s beating a long-dead horse to say that after tomorrow, American con … more →
Interconnections
S.O.S wrote 1 year ago: With one essay, Guy Davenport demonstrates to me the difference between looking at American Gothic a … more →
Eyebrow Raising Book Covers
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Jeet Heer wrote 1 year ago: I like to read and I like public transit. So I spend a lot of time reading on buses, trains and subw … more →
Guy Davenport: the writer as cartoonist
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Jeet Heer wrote 1 year ago: (Guy Davenport drawing, from his book Tatlin!) Note: This essay is slightly revised from the origin … more →
D -- Dahlberg, Guy Davenport
New Directions wrote 2 months ago: – Because I Was Flesh by Edward Dahlberg The Cardiff Team by Guy Davenport – … more →
Leaky Margins
Deborah Barlow wrote 6 months ago: What Kafka had to be so clear and simple about was that nothing is clear and simple. On his death be … more →
George Steiner's Phony Learning
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Jeet Heer wrote 7 months ago: George Steiner’s new book. As a literary critic and essayist George Steiner is distinguished b … more →
Deporting Postmodernists
baggyparagraphs wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday we moved a bunch of furniture around, and part of that was bringing books up from the base … more →
The Tufts
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boomtownboudoir wrote 9 months ago: Painting by Henry Darger “Do you remember a night in here where I sat down with you guys and y … more →
Heraklitus Lives
JL Wall wrote 11 months ago: Paragraphs like this are why I don’t feel like I waste my time occasionally reading exhibition … more →
Happy Belated Birthday, Claude Levi-Strauss!
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Jeet Heer wrote 1 year ago: Claude Lévi-Strauss, just celebrating his centenary. This blog has been amiss in not wishing a h … more →
