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Men & Ideas
Alain Robbe-GrilletJ.G. Weightman


Film
All Flesh is TrashJohn Weightman



Theatre
Art Versus LifeJohn Weightman




Theatre
Before the DelugeJohn Weightman

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Between Animal and Angel (Review) John Weightman
Zola: A Life, by Frederick Brown
- Zola: A Life by Frederick Brown

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Blue Blood and Divine Right (Review) John Weightman
Historical Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon, by Lucy Norton and Louis de Rouvroy Saint...
- Historical Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon by Lucy Norton and Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

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The Book of Cohen (Review) John Weightman
Belle du Seigneur, by Albert Cohen
- Belle du Seigneur by Albert Cohen

Theatre
Centre 69?John Weightman

Theatre
Chekhov & ChekhovianJohn Weightman

Theatre
Christ as Man & HorseJohn Weightman


Books and the Arts
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A Climax of French Culture (Review) J.G. Weightman
From the N.R.F., by Justin O'Brien
- From the N.R.F. by Justin O'Brien


The Concept of the Avant-Garde (1973)John Weightman
Explorations in Modernism
1 Review, 1 Readable


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Confessions of a Polymorph (Review) John Weightman
The Wind Spirit, by Michel Tournier
- The Wind Spirit by Michel Tournier

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Cosmic Adventurer (2 Reviews) John Weightman
Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography, by Herbert R. Lottman
- Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography by Herbert R. Lottman
- Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne

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Cultivating Voltaire (2 Reviews) John Weightman
Voltaire, by Theodore Besterman
- Voltaire by Theodore Besterman
- The Intellectual Development of Voltaire by Ira O. Wade

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De Gaulle and After (2 Reviews) J.G. Weightman
The Trial of Charles de Gaulle, by Alfred Fabre-Luce
- The Trial of Charles de Gaulle by Alfred Fabre-Luce
- A Modern French Republic by Pierre Mendes-France

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Death on the Installment Plan (Review) John Weightman
The Collaborator, by Alice Kaplan
- The Collaborator by Alice Kaplan

Theatre
Dirty HandsJohn Weightman

Theatre
Doubts About IbsenJohn Weightman


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Ego, Prince of Id (Review) John Weightman
Letters, by Saint-John Perse and Arthur J. Knodel
- Letters by Saint-John Perse and Arthur J. Knodel

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Extravaganza in Progress (Review) John Weightman
The Saragossa Manuscript, by Jan Potocki and Roger Caillois
- The Saragossa Manuscript by Jan Potocki and Roger Caillois

Film
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Fantasia (Review) John Weightman
O Lucky Man! (1973 Film), by Lindsay Anderson
- O Lucky Man! (1973 Film) by Lindsay Anderson

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Fatal Attraction (Review) John Weightman
Past Imperfect, by Tony Judt
- Past Imperfect by Tony Judt

Theatre
Flashing the Old JobJohn Weightman

Film
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Flesh in the Afternoon (2 Reviews) John Weightman
Flesh (1970 Film), by Andy Warhol
- Flesh (1970 Film) by Andy Warhol
- Zabriskie Point (1970 Film) by Michelangelo Antonioni

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The French Complaint (Review) John Weightman
The Horror of Life, by Roger Lawrence Williams
- The Horror of Life by Roger Lawrence Williams



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The French Neo-Realists (5 Reviews) J.G. Weightman
A Change of Heart, by Michel Butor
- A Change of Heart by Michel Butor
- All in a Night by Jean Cayrol
- The Voyeur by Alain Robbe-Grillet
- Portrait of a Man Unknown by Nathalie Sarraute
- The Wind by Claude Simon

Theatre
A French No-PlayJohn Weightman

Film
God's Bodikins!John Weightman

Theatre
Gradations in FarceJohn Weightman


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Growing up in Paris (Review) J.G. Weightman
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, by Simone de Beauvoir
- Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir

Notes & Topics
Haltwhistle RememberedJohn Weightman


Theatre
Heroes of Our TimeJohn Weightman


Film
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How Not to Love Music (Review) John Weightman
The Music Lovers (1971 Film), by Ken Russell
- The Music Lovers (1971 Film) by Ken Russell

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How Wise Was Montaigne? (2 Reviews) John Weightman
Michel de Montaigne: The Essays, by M.A. Screech and Michel de Montaigne
- Michel de Montaigne: The Essays by M.A. Screech and Michel de Montaigne
- Montaigne and Melancholy by M.A. Screech

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The Human Comedy of the Divine Marquis (Review) John Weightman
Sade: A Biography, by Maurice Lever
- Sade: A Biography by Maurice Lever

Theatre
Ibsen & the AbsurdJohn Weightman


Theatre
Ideas and the DramaJohn Weightman

Theatre
Ik & EthnicJ.G. Weightman

Theatre
The Impubic BeardJohn Weightman

Special Book Section: Stage & Screen
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An Intellectual in the Theatre (Review) John Weightman
Subsequent Performances, by Jonathan Miller
- Subsequent Performances by Jonathan Miller

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A La Recherche...de Proust (2 Reviews) John Weightman
Marcel Proust: Selected Letters, Vol. Two 1904-1909, by Philip Kolb and Marcel Proust
- Marcel Proust: Selected Letters, Vol. Two 1904-1909 by Philip Kolb and Marcel Proust
- Marcel Proust by George D. Painter

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La Vie Boheme (Review) J.G. Weightman
Bohemian Versus Bourgeois, by Cesar Grana
- Bohemian Versus Bourgeois by Cesar Grana

Theatre
Legal OccasionsJohn Weightman

LettersM.H. Abrams, Morton W. Bloomfield, and Lewis Mumford, ...

LettersPeter Calvocoressi, Richard Stern, and D.A.N. Jones, ...

LettersN.C. Bhattacharya, Brian Moore, and Robert Tracy, ...

LettersThomas K. Landauer, James Fallows, and Alfred Sherman, ...

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L'Homme Revolte (Review) John Weightman
The Conspiracy, by Paul Nizan
- The Conspiracy by Paul Nizan


Film & Theatre
The Light and the DarkJohn Weightman

Books & Writers
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Love, Sex & Desire (Review) John Weightman
Sexual Desire, by Roger Scruton
- Sexual Desire by Roger Scruton

Cinema
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The Ludicrous & the Absurd (2 Reviews) John Weightman
Emmanuelle (1974 Film), by Just Jaeckin
- Emmanuelle (1974 Film) by Just Jaeckin
- The Mother and the Whore (1973 Film) by Jean Eustache

Essays
The Lure of UnreasonJohn Weightman



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The Mandarin Left (Review) J.G. Weightman
Communism and the French Intellectuals, 1914-1960, by David Caute
- Communism and the French Intellectuals, 1914-1960 by David Caute

Masterworks of the French Cinema (1975)John Weightman
1 Review, 1 Readable


Theatre
A Metaphysical ComedyJohn Weightman

Theatre
Metaphysical VoidsJohn Weightman

Theatre
Mini-Hamlets in LimboJohn Weightman

Cinema
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Minimal Relationships (Review) John Weightman
The Last Tango in Paris (1973 Film), by Bernardo Bertolucci
- The Last Tango in Paris (1973 Film) by Bernardo Bertolucci

Film
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Modalities of Sex (3 Reviews) John Weightman
Straw Dogs (1971 Film), by Sam Peckinpah
- Straw Dogs (1971 Film) by Sam Peckinpah
- Carnal Knowledge (1971 Film) by Mike Nichols
- Klute (1971 Film) by Alan J. Pakula

Theatre
Moliere a la ModeJohn Weightman


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Moth Myth (Review) John Weightman
Papillon, by Henri Charriere
- Papillon by Henri Charriere

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Multicultural Mandarin (3 Reviews) John Weightman
A.O. Barnabooth: His Diary, by Valery Larbaud and A.O. Barnabooth
- A.O. Barnabooth: His Diary by Valery Larbaud and A.O. Barnabooth
- Childish Things by Valery Larbaud
- Lettres a Adrienne Monnier et a Sylvia Beach, 1919-1933 by Valery Larbaud


Cinema
Mystic Wolf-ManJohn Weightman

Cinema
MythmashJohn Weightman



Men & Ideas
Nathalie SarrauteJ.G. Weightman






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On Not Translating Racine (2 Reviews) John Weightman
Racine or Triumph of Relevance, by Odette de Mourgues
- Racine or Triumph of Relevance by Odette de Mourgues
- The Complete Plays of Jean Racine by Jean Racine



Film
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The Outsider Rides Again (3 Reviews) John Weightman
Good-bye Columbus; Easy Rider; Midnight Cowboy
- Goodbye, Columbus (1969 Film) by Larry Peerce
- Easy Rider (1969 Film) by Dennis Hopper
- Midnight Cowboy (1969 Film) by John Schlesinger

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The Outsider (Review) John Weightman
Albert Camus: A Life, by Olivier Todd
- Albert Camus: A Life by Olivier Todd


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Paranoid Poetics (Review) John Weightman
Castle to Castle, by Louis-Ferdinand Celine
- Castle to Castle by Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Books and the Arts
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The Passion of "Scrutiny" (Review) J.G. Weightman
Scrutiny: A Quarterly Review, 1932-1953, by F.R. Leavis
- Scrutiny: A Quarterly Review, 1932-1953 by F.R. Leavis


Theatre
Phraedra VictorianaJohn Weightman

Theatre
The Play as FableJohn Weightman


Theatre
Post-Imperial BluesJohn Weightman

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Reconsidering Gide (Review) J.G. Weightman
Andre Gide: His Life and Art, by Wallace Fowlie
- Andre Gide: His Life and Art by Wallace Fowlie

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Reconstructing the Colonel (Review) John Weightman
Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort, by Roger Martin du Gard
- Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort by Roger Martin du Gard

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Refrigerated Dreams (Review) John Weightman
Project for a Revolution in New York, by Alain Robbe-Grillet
- Project for a Revolution in New York by Alain Robbe-Grillet

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Risorgimento and Romantic Agony (Review) John Weightman
Cristina: Portraits of a Princess, by Beth Archer Brombert
- Cristina: Portraits of a Princess by Beth Archer Brombert


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The Sand Phenomenon (Review) John Weightman
The Double Life of George Sand, Woman and Writer, by Renee Winegarten
- The Double Life of George Sand, Woman and Writer by Renee Winegarten

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Secular Humanism (Review) John Weightman
The Science of Freedom, by Peter Gay
- The Science of Freedom by Peter Gay

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Sex and the Devil (4 Reviews) John Weightman
South, by Julian Green
- South by Julian Green
- The Distant Lands by Julian Green
- Paris by Julian Green
- Adrienne Mesurat by Julian Green

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The Sexy Cross (Review) J.G. Weightman
Maria Cross, by Conor Cruise O'Brien
- Maria Cross by Conor Cruise O'Brien




The SorbonneJ.G. Weightman

SpectrumJ.G. Weightman
The Non-Compulsive Society

Theatre
Spool, Stool, DroolJohn Weightman

Theatre
Stage PoliticsJohn Weightman


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Stranger in Paradise (Review) John Weightman
A Happy Death, by Albert Camus
- A Happy Death by Albert Camus

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Summing Up Sartre (7 Reviews) John Weightman
Sartre: A Life, by Annie Cohen-Solal
- Sartre: A Life by Annie Cohen-Solal
- Sartre by Ronald Hayman
- Sartre's Second Critique by Ronald Aronson
- A Preface to Sartre by Dominick LaCapra
- The Politics of Prose by Denis Hollier
- Witness to a Century by Simone de Beauvoir and Helene Vivienne Wenzel, ...
- Simone de Beauvoir by Claude Francis and Fernande Gontier


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Tidbit History (Review) John Weightman
The Proud Tower, by Barbara W. Tuchman
- The Proud Tower by Barbara W. Tuchman

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The Tides of Change (Review) J.G. Weightman
In Search of France, by Stanley Hoffmann, Charles P. Kindleberger, and Laurence Wylie, ...
- In Search of France by Stanley Hoffmann, Charles P. Kindleberger, and Laurence Wylie, ...

TranslationJ.G. Weightman
The Perennial Problem

Film
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Trifling with the Dead (Review) John Weightman
Women in Love (1969 Film), by Ken Russell
- Women in Love (1969 Film) by Ken Russell

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Twilight in Flanders (Review) John Weightman
Dear Departed, by Marguerite Yourcenar
- Dear Departed by Marguerite Yourcenar

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Valery as Social Thinker (Review) J.G. Weightman
History and Politics, by Paul Valery
- History and Politics by Paul Valery



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Voltaire to Medawar (Review) John Weightman
Aristotle to Zoos, by P.B. Medawar and J.S. Medawar
- Aristotle to Zoos by P.B. Medawar and J.S. Medawar


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What's Going On Upstairs? (Review) John Weightman
Do You Hear Them?, by Nathalie Sarraute
- Do You Hear Them? by Nathalie Sarraute

Film
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Who Whom? (Review) John Weightman
Performance (1970 Film), by Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell
- Performance (1970 Film) by Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell


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Written on Water (Review) John Weightman
The Walnut Trees of Altenburg, by Andre Malraux
- The Walnut Trees of Altenburg by Andre Malraux
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