Katie Roiphe deconstructs the syllabi of David Foster Wallace:
One of the reasons I find his syllabuses so fascinating is that they are not polished pieces of writing. They are relatively devoid of his stylistic rococo, and while obviously not devoid of his astonishing level of self-consciousness, do provide some slight glimpse into the person, without the baffling ingenious mediation of his art.
Mark Oppenheimer isn't as impressed.
The Dish 