It’s of course hard to figure out how to review a 900 page biography of a seminal literary and academic figure without thinking about taking on the subject with an academic sensibility. In all fairness, this biography does in fact both require and deserve a 5000 word review, and in a different life, perhaps one similar to Alain Locke’s I might do that. It’s been a long time since I have written an academic book review, and I don’t think I will make it today. […]