http://hmkedar.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/nobody-for-the-man-of-laws-tale-surprising/ what one thinks on a whim Tue, 13 May 2008 16:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://hmkedar.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/nobody-for-the-man-of-laws-tale-surprising/#comment-3 The Marxist Formerly Known As Alex Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:35:25 +0000 http://hmkedar.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/nobody-for-the-man-of-laws-tale-surprising/#comment-3 Hmm. . . yes, but after reading Franco Moretti, we should all know the value of reading non-canonical texts; if we didn't we would be unable to make any comments on any of the large issues confronting a sociology of literature. I remember you liked Moretti's essay on the Bildingsroman that we read for Lisa Lowe's class. I'll have to lend you Signs Taken for Wonders sometime, it's pretty awesome. I can't honestly say that I've read the Man of Law's tale but maybe I should as a means of avoiding grading these papers. Hmm. . . yes, but after reading Franco Moretti, we should all know the value of reading non-canonical texts; if we didn’t we would be unable to make any comments on any of the large issues confronting a sociology of literature. I remember you liked Moretti’s essay on the Bildingsroman that we read for Lisa Lowe’s class. I’ll have to lend you Signs Taken for Wonders sometime, it’s pretty awesome. I can’t honestly say that I’ve read the Man of Law’s tale but maybe I should as a means of avoiding grading these papers.

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