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TOLSTOY
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DO~TOEVSKY
An Essay in the Old Criticism
by
GEORGE STEINER
A brilliantly conceived and written examination of the basic beliefs
behind the major novels of these two great Russians, contrasting the
religious concepts of Tolstoy's "Truth" and Dostoevsky's "Christ." "Re–
markable and often brilliant . .. one of the most interesting works on
Russian writers to appear in English in recent years."
-MARC
SLONIM,
Saturday Review
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Hawthorne, Poe, Melville
by
HARRY LEVIN
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A searching reinterpretation of three classic American masters of fiction.
"Mr. Levin brings real treasure to light....The intensity of his critical
intemgence is well matched by brilliance of presentation."
-New York Herald Tribune
14.00
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The Reorientation of European
Social Thought (1890-1930)
by
H. STUART HUGHES
Cllntellectual history on a large scale.... (Mr. Hughes) brings to his work
a superb knowledge of the European mind, and a rare blend of profes–
sional detachment.... He has a special facility for weaving men and ideas
into a composite portrait so that both come to life against the back–
ground of a rich cultural scene ... a pleasure to read."
-HANS
MEYJ;;RHOFF,
The Nation
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ALFRED A. KNOPF,
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