CJC writes:
. His views were
not nearly so radical as he seems to think they were, and too much of the
text is taken up with promoting how great a thinker he is, as if he was
writing a diet book or something.

LOL!
The old flyers have a lot to offer, and it's rather a comfort to know they
struggled with the same fears and phenomena we do...but it's a good point that
knowledge has improved and we'd better read the "classics" with the knowledge
that there are also contemporary teachers with a great deal of valuable
knowledge to share.