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> The number of Western classics the average incoming English major has read is probably pretty small. You think there are a lot of kids declaring English Lite
by troupe 8y ago
> The number of Western classics the average incoming English major has read is probably pretty small.
You think there are a lot of kids declaring English Literature as their major who haven't really read any English literature? What type of college are you assuming?
- ghaff 8y agoI think there are a lot of kids who declare English majors who took a fairly typical high school curriculum. Which is to say that they read a fairly modest number of "classic" books for school and liked reading various things on their own. They have an interest and ability to study English lit. That's a very different level from what it takes to get into, say, Juilliard in the arts or what some seem to expect with respect to programming/CS.