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Old 06-08-2011, 02:43 PM   #28
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- And finally, understand that all of this is futile anyway because it's all about dead white guys and unless you read women and Hispanic writers, you lack a true global perspective.
I don't want to ignore this because it's a valuable point. I'd recommend picking up Abrams' anthology of American Literature (Volume 2) and reading the short stories. There are some INCREDIBLE American short stories by women and minorities that they don't teach in school because then they wouldn't have time for Moby Dick and Red Badge of Courage. (Heaven forbid.)

If you're really interested in reading the classics, I'd say to alternate out the Rich White Men with some different perspectives. Rick White Women is a start, but maybe look a little deeper than that, hmm? I also would NOT recommend reading the Bible without a good textual analysis -- Robert Price may be a good resource there, imho.
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