Speaking of Books and LifeHolt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966 - 279 Seiten Contains 125 of the 900 columns the author produced for the New York Times. |
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... attitude is astounding , and it is best illustrated , perhaps , by a small thing . Rarely do Mr. Jones's characters smile or laugh , but they grin interminably ; they grin " wolfishly " and " savagely " and otherwise , but almost always ...
... attitude is astounding , and it is best illustrated , perhaps , by a small thing . Rarely do Mr. Jones's characters smile or laugh , but they grin interminably ; they grin " wolfishly " and " savagely " and otherwise , but almost always ...
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... attitude of Mr. Auden's imaginary Accuser , who says , " This is sentimental rubbish . You don't feel that Nature is holy and as a modern man you never can . Genuine art is the mirror of genuine feelings , and the only real feelings you ...
... attitude of Mr. Auden's imaginary Accuser , who says , " This is sentimental rubbish . You don't feel that Nature is holy and as a modern man you never can . Genuine art is the mirror of genuine feelings , and the only real feelings you ...
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... attitude toward American litera- ture . We were , in his estimation , still colonials , although Mark Twain had been famous for many years . The American literary scene , when my class entered Harvard , was not exciting . It was still ...
... attitude toward American litera- ture . We were , in his estimation , still colonials , although Mark Twain had been famous for many years . The American literary scene , when my class entered Harvard , was not exciting . It was still ...
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Foreword 37 | 3 |
Truth Isnt Always Stranger | 7 |
The Proper Study of Mankind | 41 |
Urheberrecht | |
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