Re: The Demonization of Shakespeare

On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 11:05:34 -0400 (EDT), kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:

>
I regularly see screeds like this and they are usually better-written and
more coherent, so let me quietly recap the arguments that the original message
meant to make.
>
The argument is that not enough attention is being paid in schools to the
Great Western Books, and that time is being wasted by introducing students
to literature of other cultures.  There is also the whole argument that doing
this implies that the literate of other cultures can be as good and as
important as the Great Western Books.

Thanks very much for interpreting (deconstructing?) the article.

It's a fine example of why greater connectivity does not necessarily
lead to better communication.

The problem with the article is that it is preaching to the choir,
assuming that all the readers will share the biases and prejudices of
the author, and that those who don't "get" it won't or shouldn't be
reading the article.


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