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Sound Recordings

November 16 08

I often shake my head in disgust when I think about my appreciation for Matthew Arnold. That guy was a conservative nutbar at the end of his life, but some of his lit, and a lot of his criticism really hit the mark for me (case in point: i’ve quoted his definition of culture [...]

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Reports for Schools

March 17 08

how arnoldian.
it is the middle of march, the ides of march, the day of saint patrick, and all the conscientious students are at the library. myself, i spent the day at home marking their papers about metaphorical and physical blindness in either king lear or oedipus rex. i’ve so far encountered the standard [...]

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