In which I take on a report accusing humanities and English professors of being too political.
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Tag Archives: Glengarry Glen Ross
Lit Studies a Hotbed of Radicalism? Nah
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Trump as Washed-Up Salesman?
Is Trump beginning to come across as a washed-up salesman like Loman in “Death of a Salesman” or Levene in “Glengarry Glen Ross”?
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Trump as Alpha Dog Wannabe
A recent “National Review” article says that Donald Trump is like those young men who watch “Glengarry Glen Ross” and fantasize about being the alpha dogs portrayed there.
Political Extremism and Literary Classics
Hints of David Mamet’s and Ray Bradbury’s rightwing extremism can be found in their best known works.
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