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Professor of English and Folklore Joseph Harris says Mitchell's commentary on Horn is "a brilliant piece of literary detective work." Mitchell's insight, says Harris, showed that when Horn wrote her story, she structured it with certain Biblical passages, and in so doing unwittingly wrote the first Swedish novel...
Even for those who will never travel abroad or become international salesmen, learning a foreign language is a valuable experience. A knowledge of the culture of other countries deepens one's understanding of international issues. Those who have an insight into other cultures will have a broader perspective on America and its ties with other countries...
...devout fan of Mike Schmidt and the Phillies, I found Neil Cooper's column "The Aging Star Returns Home" (December 9) offensive. Cooper revealed a complete lack of insight concerning Schmitty's career. I can remember 1985, when doubts began to surface about Mike's age and ability to play. He rebounded to have an MVP season in 1986 and to smash his 500th homerun into the Pittsburgh bullpen in 1987. The fans doubted him then, but he proved us wrong...
Echoing Spivakovsky, Lewin also suggests that success in both fields requires an ability to juggle structural rigidity and creative insight. "A lot of brainstorming goes on and then the precision comes in at the crucial moment," he explains. "There are strong similarities in the way fantasy and precision work together...
Calvino explores hearing and smell with comparable insight and deftness. In A King Listens, a monarch whose power depends on his remaining glued to his ! throne becomes a paranoiac, his mind an echo chamber of suspicion, as he is deprived of all stimuli -- save for the aural -- from beyond his hall. And in The Name, the Nose, three characters try to track down unknown women whose odors have intoxicated them...