George Santayana' work (reminiscent of vs resembles)

Hey Guys,

Looks like this has pretty much been parsed, but just to finish it off:

In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of Plato's poetic narratives and Henry David Thoreau's obsessive detailing than Bertrand Russell's scientific precision

a. In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of
b. George Santayanan writes more like
c. George Santayana reminds one more of
d. George Santayana's work is more reminiscent of
e. George Santayana's work more resembles that of

(A) George Santanaya might be reminiscent of Plato, but not of Plato's narratives.
(B) George might write like Plato, but not like Plato's narratives (which don't write themselves!)
(C) George might remind one of Plato, but not his narratives.
(D) CORRECT! "...work is more reminiscent of Plato's poetic narratives..." Perfect!
(E) Here, work is being compared to that of Plato's poetic narratives. This would mean that Plato's poetic narratives have their own work, which is illogical. Also, we don't put the adverb "more" in front of verbs like this, only adjectives.

Right: I am more experienced than he is.
Wrong: I more ate than he did.

Hope that helps!

-t