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Everything I Needed to Know About Western Culture…
I could have learned by reading Francois Rabelais: or more precisely, simply by reading the Glossary of names, places, events and concepts compiled by the translator of his complete works, Donald Frame. The way that Rabelais wove current and historical … Continue reading
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The Great American Novel
Ah, how many times I have seen those words in print … so and so wished to write the “Great American Novel”…Mr. X has effectively given us the “Great American Novel”. And yet, how many times have I wondered exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, evolution, novelists, novels, The Great American Novel, writers, writing
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