“There is an ‘ intensive ‘ as well as an ‘extensive’ margin of cultivation “very delectable nourishment for the general reader.

writing not oriented toward the mythical general public or educated general reader, writing deemed opaque or inaccessible, is an inherent problem? A disclaimer: I love jargon, I love theory.

But certain pieces occasionally bubble to the surface. Invariably this happens because the work in question touches on a truth, or truths, that the general reader might want to be informed about, even ...