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Essays, Criticism & Craft

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

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On Reputation
Essay

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
Essay

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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On Criticism
Essay

On Criticism

On Criticism   ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER   The following brief remarks on the critical faculty are chiefly intended to show that, for...

Manasa Publications — August 03, 2026
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On Thinking for Oneself
Essay

On Thinking for Oneself

On Thinking for Oneself ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER A library may be very large; but if it is in disorder, it is not so useful asone th...

Manasa Publications — July 27, 2026
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On Men of Learning
Essay

On Men of Learning

On Men of Learning  ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER When one sees the number and variety of institutions which exist for thepurposes of edu...

Manasa Publications — July 20, 2026
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