Trumps explains his growing incoherence as a rhetorical “weave.” German poet Heine provides a response in “The Weavers.”
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Heine’s Weavers vs. Trump’s Weave
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We Need Disturbing Lit If We Are to Grow
If we want literature to improve our lives, often we must read–and teach–works that unsettle.
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Marx & Engels on the Usefulness of Lit
Marx and Engels see literature as playing a role in class conflict, just not the major role.
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