Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Frank Lentricchia
Born: 1940 (age 84)
Bio: Frank Lentricchia is an American literary critic, novelist, and film teacher. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Duke University in 1966 and 1963 respectively after receiving a B.A. from Utica College in 1962.
Known for:
- After the new criticism (1980)
- Modernist quartet (1994)
- Crimes of art + terror (2003)
- The Morelli Thing (2015)