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Originally Posted by Levin
You're talking about a subclass of people who don't know Faulkner or Hemingway either. They've heard of Shakespeare.
It's a different group Egan is talking about.
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there are many educated people who don't read very much. Due to the demands of work and family. Not being included on the classics lists during high school contributes greatly to obscurity.
For example, I feel pretty comfortable talking about Willa Cather. Why? Because I had a high school teacher who forced us to read two of her books.