The Ink-Pot and the Palette

Very interesting! I like a lot of his thoughts, particularly in his questioning of what values define American literature, and his in depth exploration of who the reader is of a given work--what I call the narrative device.

Have you encountered Roosevelt Montás's Rescuing Socrates? It's a really interesting new book by the guy who runs (ran?) Columbia College's great books/liberal arts/humanities/core curriculum program. You might appreciate his take on the classics. It's a fundamentally conservative take, but also a very thoughtful, rich one. Here's a worthwhile review if you're curious. I'm enjoying the audiobook, which is read by the author.