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Perspectives on literature, aesthetics, translation, and the worlds that books open up.

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Euripides and Professor Murray
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Euripides and Professor Murray

Euripides and Professor Murray T. S. Eliot   The recent appearance of Miss Sybil Thorndyke as Medea at the Holborn Empire is a...

Manasa Publications — October 05, 2026
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The Possibility of a Poetic Drama
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The Possibility of a Poetic Drama

The Possibility of a Poetic Drama T. S. Eliot   The questions—why there is no poetic drama to-day, how the stage has lost all...

Manasa Publications — September 28, 2026
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Tradition and the Individual Talent
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Tradition and the Individual Talent

Tradition and the Individual Talent T. S. Eliot   I In English writing we seldom speak of tradition, though we occasionally a...

Manasa Publications — September 21, 2026
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On Reputation
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On Reputation

On Reputation ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER     Writers may be classified as meteors, planets and fixed stars. A meteor makes a striking ...

Manasa Publications — August 31, 2026
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On Genius
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On Genius

On Genius ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER No difference of rank, position, or birth, is so great as the gulf that separates the countl...

Manasa Publications — August 24, 2026
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Moons Far Far Away - Review by Tejas
Book Review

Moons Far Far Away - Review by Tejas

Moons Far Far Away - Review  TEJAS When people ask me where I'm originally from, I usually laugh to myself. As a kid born in th...

Manasa Publications — August 17, 2026
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