Along with a nostalgia for a liberalism that has ceased to exist, the persistent fascination with Trilling may itself point to a longing for transcendence that Trilling would always disappoint.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Afterlife ...
... D.G. Myers on Lionel Trilling, Irving Howe, and Whittaker Chambers: The Never-Ending Journey. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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