1. Chekhov: "What writers belonging to the upper class have received from nature for nothing, plebeians acquire at the cost of their youth."
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@HeerJeet@tanehisicoates@MichaelMicklow This is so good and true. Reading Stoppard's translation of Ivanov now.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@tanehisicoates@MichaelMicklow "Cultural capital" is usually about knowing how to pretend you've read a book that you haven't.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@tanehisicoates@MichaelMicklow At the other extreme is "being cultured" -- being thoughtfully engaged with one's tradition.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@tanehisicoates@MichaelMicklow The 1st is a means, the 2nd is an end in itself. But the end requires means.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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