Sam Kean argues that despite their erudition, William Safire and William F. Buckley were "pretty dreadful writers".
Whether they do or do not merit respect for their erudition, they certainly are easy targets for the mean-spirited.
Nor did Spain lack women humanists; some exceptional women renowned for their erudition taught in universities, including Francisca de Nebrija and Lucía Medrano.
Rousseau pioneered this field of interdisciplinary studies, and these essays on science and culture are as impressive for their erudition as for their insight.
A response of that size, and entries of such high quality, are just about unheard-of – even at a Web site like nytimes.com, whose readers routinely distinguish themselves for their erudition and the intensity of their engagement.
Krauss's essays, for their erudition, for their interpretations (particularly of artists whose work we thought we knew well), and for their siting of the art within the fullest possible range of discourses, stand as paradigmatic models for contemporary criticism.
Visitors came to the villa I Tatti to hear his pronouncements on art and life, which were as celebrated for their wit as their erudition.
Men of letters have always been renowned for the pure breadth of their erudition and expertise in the Arts.
Quick-tongued performers like Eddie Izzard, Daniel Kitson and Russell Brand wear their erudition on their sleeves.
Yourcenar's literary works are notable for their rigorously classical style, their erudition, and their psychological subtlety.
Question: Should writers show off their erudition by deliberately using unfamiliar words on occasion?
