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Books

Dance

by Marvin Mudrick,

Apollo and Terpsichore

Other people’s mail

by Joseph Epstein,

The letters of famous people are most interesting if you read between the lines

Chastity returns

by Erich Eichman,

Brief reviews

Friends for now

by Ann Hulbert,

Try deepened conversation, Mr. Carnegie

Contempt causes insanity

by Hugh Kenner,

The guru of aesthetic realism

First time out

by Jeffrey Burke,

The perils of the fictional debut

Behind the bathroom door

by Whit Stillman,

Twelve March novels

A time for giants

by Hayden Carruth,

The year in poetry

Literary gluttony

by Frances Taliaferro,

Sating the binge-reader

Fielder’s choice

by Jeffrey Burke,

Thwarting energy independence

by Philip K. Verleger,

Five big man-made obstacles