Anyhow, Irving Howe argued that black writers were not being political enough and should follow the model created by Richard Wright. +
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@matthunte I admire Howe. but this was always his Achilles heel: a blindness to the aesthetic, viz. his lack of understanding of Balanchine.1 reply 2 retweets 1 like -
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@davidrieff I'll have to to track down Howe's thoughts on Balanchine; I wonder if this blind-spot showed up in his reaction to Roth.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@matthunte @davidrieff Re: Howe's Roth piece: if you aren't open to Roth's disruptive humor, you're at a severe critical disadvantage.
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