"Bad Writing" by Literary Theorists

This post by philosopher John Holbo on a volume that tries to defend the "bad writing" of Judith Butler et al. is certainly worth reading. I especially enjoyed the dismemberment of the hopeless John McCumber.

But here's something for philosophers to puzzle about: can we say, with confidence, that Judith Butler et al. are really worse writers than John McDowell et al.? Perhaps, but it's tough to explain to "outsiders."