Lionel Trilling took on the task in "Sincerity and Authenticity, " a series of Harvard lectures published in 1972.

WSJ: Book Review: Sincerity

Jewish intellectuals like Lionel Trilling adopted the mannerisms of Oxford dons.

ECONOMIST: The WASP in the ointment

Blackmur, Kenneth Burke, and Lionel Trilling.

NEWYORKER: What She Said