Roberto Hoyle <roberto.j.hoyle_at_dartmouth.edu> wrote:
> If you haven't read one of the books, doesn't that argue for it's lack of 'greatness?'
Elizabeth Winter <elizabeth.winter_at_library.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Gosh, I hope not. I think it argues for better literature programs in our K-12 and universities....
It also argues for a moratorium on publishing new books until we all
have time to catch up. (I'm still working my way through the 5th
century B.C.)
Keith
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roberto Hoyle" <roberto.j.hoyle_at_DARTMOUTH.EDU>
> To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2010 4:03:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] how 'great' are the great books
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> On Nov 4, 2010, at 11:24 AM, McAulay, Elizabeth wrote:
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>> i agree with keith's comments about having a 'what have you read?' portion first. I had to answer "i don't know" to most of the questions because if I hadn't read both of the works, i didn't want to choose one over the other. i have a master's in English and i think only one out of 20 comparisons i answered included two works i had read.
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Received on Thu Nov 04 2010 - 16:27:02 EDT