Professor Kozlowski Lectures

The Devil and Tom Walker


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Professor Kozlowski discusses Washington Irving's delightful and cutting short story of social satire and satanic shenanigans: "The Devil and Tom Walker".  This includes some discussion of where the story succeeds - and fails - in its commentary on 19th century racism, Irving's whip-smart prose, and a substantial tangent on usury.

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Professor Kozlowski LecturesBy Benjamin Kozlowski

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