Thursday, June 09, 2005

In defense of allusion

Not that I have any particular fondness for the French Prime Minister, but what is so terrible about having a political figure allude to classical Greek mythology? Is it too pompous? Should we really prefer leaders who conceal their knowledge of the great works of Western civilization and instead aim their rhetoric at the lowest common denominator? What's so awful about showing cultural literacy?
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