Genius
Mike Meginnis finds the logical endpoint of McCain’s absurd “Name + the + Occupation” strategy.
Interestingly enough, Bartelby has a rich history of endorsing political projects. Except they tend to be on the radical leftist side of things. In fact, he’s something of a postmodern leftist radical who palls around with terrorists.
I once wrote an essay blending existentialist and Marxist readings of Bartleby, which concluded that Critique of Dialectical Reason-era Sartre was the closest analogue. Class-based deinviduation: he would not prefer it.
Dylan Matthews
October 27, 2008 at 9:57 am
What is a scrivener?
Matthew Nevin
October 27, 2008 at 1:27 pm
one who scrivens
Jonathan
October 27, 2008 at 5:43 pm