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March 1, 2005
On De-rediscovering Lost Authors
Here's a fascinating article from Inside Higher Ed on the re-relegation of an author to the junk heap of unread novels. The odd part is that for a brief, shining moment people thought she might have been African-American. Did that make the novels worth reading? And does finding out she wasn't make them not worth reading? Henry Louis Gates is involved -- this isn't a grad student rediscovering someone for dissertation purposes. Read and think.
Prof. Burke has an interesting essay on the subject.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at March 1, 2005 9:38 PM