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  【You’veprobablyheardsuchreports.Thenumberofcollegestudentsmajoringinthehumanities(人文学科)isdecreasingquickly.Thenewshascausedafloodofhigh-mindedessayscriticizingthedevelopmentasasymbolofAmericandecline.】

  You’veprobablyheardsuchreports.Thenumberofcollegestudentsmajoringinthehumanities(人文学科)isdecreasingquickly.Thenewshascausedafloodofhigh-mindedessayscriticizingthedevelopmentasasymbolofAmericandecline.

  Thebrightsideisthis:Thedestructionofthehumanitiesbythehumanitiesisfinallycomingtoanend.Nomorewillliteratureaspartofanacademiccurriculumputoutthelightofliterature.Nolongerwillthereadingofsay“KingLear”orD.H.Lawrence’s“WomeninLove”resultintheannoyingstuffofmultiple-choicequizzesexamessaysandhomeworkassignments.

  ThediscouragingfactisthatforeverycollegeprofessorwhomadeShakespeareorLawrencecomealivefortheluckyfewtherewerecountlessotherswhomadethereadingofliterarymasterpiecesseemliketwohoursinthedentist’schair.

  Theremarkablyinsignificantfactthatahalf-centuryago14%oftheundergraduatepopulationmajoredinthehumanities(mostlyinliteraturebutalsoinartphilosophyhistoryclassicsandreligion)asopposedto7%todayhasgivenrisetoseriousreflectionsonthenatureandpurposeofaneducationintheliberalarts.

  Suchreflectionsalwayscometothesameconclusion:Wearetoldthatthelackofaformaleducationmostlyinliteratureleadstonumerousharmfulpersonalconditionssuchastheinabilitytothinkcriticallytowriteclearlytobecuriousaboutotherpeopleandplacestoengagewithgreatliteratureaftergraduationtorecognizetruthbeautyandgoodness.

  Theseseriousanxietiesaregrandadmirablyvirtuousandvirtuouslyadmirable.Theyarealsoamerefantasy.

  Thecollegeteachingofliteratureisarelativelyrecentphenomenon.Literaturedidnotevenbecomepartoftheuniversitycurriculumuntiltheendofthe19thcentury.BeforethatwhatcametobecalledthehumanitiesconsistedoflearningGreekandLatinwhiletheBiblewasstudiedinchurchasthenecessaryotherhalfofafulleducation.Nooneeverthoughtofteachingnovelsstoriespoemsorplaysinaformalcourseofstudy.Theywerepartoftheleisureofeverydaylife.

  ItwasonlyafterWorldWarIIthatthestudyofliteratureasatypeofwisdomrelevanttoactualcontemporarylifeputdownwidespreadinstitutionalroots.Soldiersreturninghom

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