CRITIC AT LARGE
Pecked to DeathBy CARLIN ROMANOAs a literary type, the savage critic dates back almost to the Big Bang. Nasty caveman snots undoubtedly started throwing things before cave paintings even dried (they didn't call it the Stone Age for nothing). With a little scholarly push, some brilliant classicist could probably unearth the name of the Corinthian creep who declared, just after reading a galley of The... Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |