Sentence:  [H]ow graceful and accurate a portrait of Alexandria he manages to convey; Alexandria and its women. ... One could not expect more from an intruder of gifts who almost by mistake pierced the hard <WSD>banausic</WSD> shell of Alexandria and discovered himself. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian. (from mid 19th c.)