Must art always promote a particular idea or ideology? Jed Perl argues that “the artist in the act of creation must stand firm in the knowledge that art has its own laws and logic.”
Ron Marasco
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Review: A poet’s life in letters
Beyond all its virtuosity and shine, James Merrill’s writing style always had a canny, wry and often mensch-like grasp of human nature.
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Review: Gentrifying tragedy on intellectual whim
Terry Eagleton’s new book on tragedy can be a difficult read.