1. So. What have we learned? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6VjPM5CeWs …
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2. One thing we learned is the vagaries of reputation & how that shapes reading. Among literary people, Dale Peck is still fairly well-known as a self-styled "hatchet man" with an over-the-top polemical style. He was a fixture of Wieseltier's book section.
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3. Here's a snapshot of how Peck is viewed in literary circles. https://twitter.com/ColinMylrea/status/1149804792652488704 …
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4. Literary people who saw Dale Peck's byline would likely know what to expect (a baroque, excessive screed). But I suspect few political readers would have that contextual background & so, coming fresh to the piece, reacted with WTF.
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I missed the byline whe I read it on my RSS feed and indeed reacted with “WTF.” When I subsequently realized via
@LemieuxLGM who it was, yes, there was a certain element of “oh, *that* TF.” But not in a way that made it any better.1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
The byline doesn't make the piece any better but it helps explain where it comes from.
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