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Should We Blame the English Teachers?

I have long had the feeling that there is a direct connection between what is going on in many college English departments and what is happening to literature in these galvanic days of our degenerate years. And since the college English teacher is usually the last person in the world to be dragged into discussions carried on at today’s wakes for literature, perhaps at this season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, the time is ripe for a quick, rambling look at the situation.

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Should We Blame the English Teachers?

I have long had the feeling that there is a direct connection between what is going on in many college English departments and what is happening to literature in these galvanic days of our degenerate years. And since the college English teacher is usually the last person in the world to be dragged into discussions carried on at today’s wakes for literature, perhaps at this season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, the time is ripe for a quick, rambling look at the situation.