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September 29, 1988 Issue - 21 Articles-
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Playing to Win (2 Reviews) Jasper Griffin
, pp. 3-6 The Archaeology of the Olympics, by Wendy J. Raschke
- The Archaeology of the Olympics by Wendy J. Raschke
- Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport by David Sansone
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A Polish Hero (2 Reviews) Neal Ascherson
, pp. 7-10 The King of Children, by Betty Jean Lifton
- The King of Children by Betty Jean Lifton
- King Matt the First by Janusz Korczak
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New York Pastoral (Review) Helen Vendler
, pp. 11-12 Selected Poems, by James Schuyler
- Selected Poems by James Schuyler
- Notes from Jerusalem
Irving Howe
, p. 13 - Exeter Revisited
Joseph Brodsky
, p. 14 -
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The Strange Case of William Bullitt (Review) Ronald Steel
, pp. 15-24 So Close to Greatness, by Will Brownell and Richard N. Billings
- So Close to Greatness by Will Brownell and Richard N. Billings
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Outrageous Things (Review) David Lodge
, pp. 25-26 The Passion, by Jeanette Winterson
- The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
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The Battle Over Post-Modern Buildings (5 Reviews) Hugh Honour
, pp. 27-33 Committed to Classicism, by Cinzia Maria Sicca
- Committed to Classicism by Cinzia Maria Sicca
- Quinlan Terry by Clive Aslet
- Classical Architecture by Alexander Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre
- The Dilemma of Style by J. Mordaunt Crook
- Post-Modernism by Charles Jencks
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Death and the Dichter (3 Reviews) John Bayley
, pp. 34-36 Posthumous Papers of a Living Author, by Robert Musil
- Posthumous Papers of a Living Author by Robert Musil
- Five Women by Robert Musil
- Robert Musil by Lowell A. Bangerter
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Odd Man In (2 Reviews) David Denby
, pp. 37-46 Elia Kazan: A Life, by Elia Kazan
- Elia Kazan: A Life by Elia Kazan
- The Time is Ripe by Clifford Odets
- The Morning After
Anton Shammas
, pp. 47-52 - The Empire in Decay
Timothy Garton Ash
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Call of the Wild (Review) Eleanor Perenyi
, pp. 60-62 My Weeds, by Sara B. Stein
- My Weeds by Sara B. Stein
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Gentlemen vs. Players (Review) Noel Annan
, pp. 63-69 The Pride and the Fall, by Correlli Barnett
- The Pride and the Fall by Correlli Barnett
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Mind-Reading (Review) Israel Rosenfield
, pp. 70-73 The Oxford Companion to the Mind, by Richard L. Gregory and O.L. Zangwill
- The Oxford Companion to the Mind by Richard L. Gregory and O.L. Zangwill
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A Master's Legacy (2 Reviews) Brad Leithauser
, pp. 74-76 Mr. Palomar, by Italo Calvino
- Mr. Palomar by Italo Calvino
- Six Memos for the Next Millennium by Italo Calvino
- 'In Cuban Prisons'
Debra Evenson and Aryeh Neier
, pp. 77-79 An Exchange
- The Continuing Scandal of 'Ulysses'
John O'Hanlon, Hans Walter Gabler, and Thomas F. Staley, ...
, pp. 80-82 An Exchange
- 'Down from Liberalism'
Thomas Sowell and T.M. Scanlon
, p. 83 An Exchange
- The Dukakis Truce
Murray Kempton
, p. 84 - Letter
David Stoll
, pp. 84-88