Terry Teachout - Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American ...

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Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American literature, a fast-growing percentage of our students are no longer taught much about any works of American art, be they novels, paintings, symphonies or ballets.

Terry Teachout

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Nicht nur, dass die meisten unserer Bürger nicht wissen, wie groß die amerikanische Literatur ist, ein wachsender Prozentsatz unserer Schüler wird nicht mehr viel über Kunstwerke amerikanischer Kunst unterrichtet, sei es Romane, Gemälde, Symphonien oder Ballette.

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