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Against Interpretation
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Against Interpretation

Against Interpretation  SUSAN SONTAG   The earliest experience of art must have been that it was incantatory,magical;...

Manasa Publications — Jul 01, 2026
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Modern Fiction VIRGINIA WOOLF   In making any survey, even the freest and loosest, of modern fiction, it is difficult...

Manasa Publications — Jul 01, 2026
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On Authorship  ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER   There are, first of all, two kinds of authors: those who write for thesubject's ...

Manasa Publications — Jun 30, 2026
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Moons, Far, Far Away

Bharatha Devi

Translated from the Tamil by Chaidhanya

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