Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Books Collective memory

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

Reading The Dyer's Hand

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "Reading." The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays. Random House, 1962.

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Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Nature of evil Evil

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W.H. Auden
Source
Herman Melville
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Auden, W. H. "Herman Melville." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940.

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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

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Topic
France
Speaker
Charles de Gaulle
Statement Type
Question
Language
French
Time
1962 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. Quoted in Les Mots du General, written by Ernest Mignon. Arthème Fayard, 1962.

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When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

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Topic
Power of literature Books

Author

Clifton Fadiman
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Fadiman, Clifton. Any Number Can Play. The World Publishing Company, 1957.