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As I discovered, making my way through the Poetics. Ah, well. Funny, though, the translator had Aristotle referring to 'the poet' (in general) as 'she,' at one point. In fairness, the effect may be Shakespearean.

While we're on about retractions, incidentally, I would like to unrecommend "Smart Mobs," a book that promises to become elegantly theoretical and delivers itself a rather lengthy list to be skipped.