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A CENTURY OF LIONS/THE 20TH CENTURY TOP 100
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1621 Another overlooked one is Thomas Hardy - Oxford University's curriculum (ofpoet-11/14/1999
1620 Very funny indeed, although I do agree with you about Lucky's monologue....Edwarda-11/14/1999
1619 Continuation of Beckett monologue (one of literature's funnier single sentejbe-11/14/1999
1618 Well, it's a matter of what tickles and what does not. That passage was ovEdwarda-11/14/1999
1617 I do not agree that Lu Xun is obscure. He's the father of modern Chinese lEdwarda-11/14/1999
1616 You're right, the list thing can be very limiting. It's been interestingreenspirit-11/14/1999
1615 To be frank, Edwarda, that passage is a little too arch for me. And too overstjbe-11/14/1999
1614 Michael, Thanks for the suggestion. I started with the Vitamin C yesterday anEdwarda-11/14/1999
1613 I can understand that Lu Xun may be a bit "obscure" for your typical poet-11/14/1999
1612 Edwarda, I recommend you take 100 thousand milligrams of vitamin C immediately.greenspirit-11/14/1999
1611 Michael, I don't know how many scientists actually read science fiction, bujbe-11/14/1999
1610 The very thought that you don't have a "spark of insight" is hilaEdwarda-11/14/1999
1609 No, Joan, neither you nor I could be considered gatekeepers! I'm not partiEdwarda-11/14/1999
1608 Wow, Mr. Cockburn! I guess that means I don't have a "spark of insighjbe-11/14/1999
1607 but, Charley, it did! I studied it and found it a useful arrow in the historiaEdwarda-11/14/1999
1606 I think that many of the early social functions of poetry have been replaced, dEdwarda-11/14/1999
1605 Good morning, Neocon. I envy you such a lovely evening. On top of my hand, I Edwarda-11/14/1999
1604 Well, here's an interesting excerpt from Alexander Cockburn's introductEdwarda-11/14/1999
1603 Thank you, Joan! I replied to fuddle before reading on--Proust, of course! Edwarda-11/14/1999
1602 I <i>know</i> I've seen some earlier examples, but I'm pullEdwarda-11/14/1999
1601 But the question remains; who carried the day? Belloc and Chesterton spent theiTom Clarke-11/14/1999
1600 I'm glad psychohistory didn't catch on.Tom Clarke-11/14/1999
1599 Borges, perhaps. Neruda: although admired, I do not think that he has had the kNeocon-11/14/1999
1598 Belloc is somewhat obscure, but publications and societies on Chesterton aboundNeocon-11/14/1999
1597 I am always grateful when you respond<VBG>..... Neocon-11/14/1999
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