tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post3282971122707039942..comments2023-10-26T06:59:22.098-04:00Comments on Practicing Writing: A Mini-Rant Prompted by the Nobel Prize for LiteratureErika D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-45560091177350299062008-10-17T07:55:00.000-04:002008-10-17T07:55:00.000-04:00Yes, he's pretty extraordinary!Yes, he's pretty extraordinary!Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-80548059713257093582008-10-16T22:06:00.000-04:002008-10-16T22:06:00.000-04:00I like your mentor a LOT!I like your mentor a LOT!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643259223461709488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-38444524500258272662008-10-16T07:53:00.000-04:002008-10-16T07:53:00.000-04:00And thank you, EmilyDixieson.And thank you, EmilyDixieson.Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-34521883238659909742008-10-15T14:43:00.000-04:002008-10-15T14:43:00.000-04:00Lazy in scholarship, too? We Americans are gettin...Lazy in scholarship, too? We Americans are getting lazy about Everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-28182025098943902032008-10-14T19:36:00.000-04:002008-10-14T19:36:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment, Dave.Thanks for the comment, Dave.Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-1612555706406925432008-10-14T12:55:00.000-04:002008-10-14T12:55:00.000-04:00Amen! If people don't know who Stendhal is, then ...Amen! <BR/><BR/>If people don't know who Stendhal is, then really it's no wonder that the world sees American literature as out of touch.<BR/><BR/>I am an American living abroad right now, and I have to admit, my first reaction to Engdahl's remarks was that they were pretty inane. And of course, the Nobel Prize isn't the be-all end-all of literary quality so my inclination was just to tune him Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com