2 Sep
2002
2 Sep
'02
2:45 a.m.
I would say it´s an interesting book for anybody to read interested in debates about what "culture" is or isn´t, or about what should be taught in our universities as "essential" (the so-called "core curriculum"), etc. Bloom is very eloquent and very provokative. Provokative reading is a good thing, no? :-) Then, there is a novel by Saul Bellow, _Ravelstein_, which is basically his story of his friendship with this difficult and contradictory fellow (who died several years ago). Regards, Stephen -- Stephen Fruitman Dept of Historical Studies Umea University SE-901 87 Umea Sweden