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Against Interpretation

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

Manasa Publications — Jun 29, 2026
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Modern Fiction VIRGINIA WOOLF   In making any survey, even the freest and loosest, of modern fiction, it is difficult...

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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction  WALTER BENJAMIN    PREFACE  When Marx undertook his critique o...

Manasa Publications — Jun 15, 2026
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Moons, Far, Far Away

Bharatha Devi

Translated from the Tamil by Chaidhanya

Date Sunday, 19th July 2026
Time 10:00 AM
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