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michaelisnotginger t1_j6khzcz wrote

The way he did it was revolutionary at the time. He segues his description of the mass of London commuters with Dante's descriptions of the indecisive angels at the vestibule of hell is amazing. And the contrast of the Philemon/Tereus story in a game of chess with it's mythology of mutilation with the conversation about demob soldiers and their girlfriends and their own sexual fulfilment (or lack). It's still so artfully done

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JeanVicquemare t1_j6klnis wrote

Frisch weht der Wind

Der Heimat zu,

Mein Irisch Kind

Wo weilest du?

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