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“I Rarely Remember a Book About Which I Have Had Such Violent Arguments”—...
From the Oh, This Exists? Department — W.H. Auden’s 1956 New York Times review of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Return of the King. It’s a fantastic review that defends Tolkien’s literary authenticity against...
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“It Is Easy to Separate the Historical from the Legendary”— A Passage from...
Erich Auerbach parses the structure of history and legend and points out why writing history is such a messy, challenging job. From “Odysseus’ Scar,” the first chapter of his epic work of literary...
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