However much science and educational theory and advanced th… - Robertson Davies

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However much science and educational theory and advanced thinking you pump into a college or a university, it always retains a strong hint of its medieval origins.

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Robertson Davies CC (August 28 1913 – December 2 1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor.

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