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Article: Essays gathered to celebrate, lament modern intellectual rigors.(BOOKS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 6, 2002
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Byline: Lee Congdon, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
As a general rule, book editors show little enthusiasm for collections of the occasional essays. Even if well written, they are likely to seem dated and to lack a unifying theme. When, however, they come from the pen of a writer as practiced as Roger Kimball, they can retain their freshness and exhibit a satisfying coherence. Mr. Kimball is managing editor of the New Criterion, a monthly review in the tradition of T. S. Eliot's Criterion, and so dedicated to the uncertain survival of high culture.
Broadly and well educated, Mr. Kimball writes with insight and verve on a remarkably wide range of ...