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David Hawkes
David Hawkes was born in Wales and educated at Oxford and Columbia Universities. He lives in Arizona and Istanbul. show more



David Hawkes was born in Wales and educated at Oxford and Columbia Universities. He lives in Arizona and Istanbul.

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Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
Even though I don't hold with religious belief, that didn't stop me from adoring Dante's Divine Comedy and I've loved Homer's epic poems. Yet I can't say that Milton's Paradise Lost spoke to me. Much of the poem felt repetitive and bloated with discourses on such matters as heliocentric theory. His ...
All the World's a Page
All the World's a Page rated it 12 years ago
You're so vain, you probably don't know this poem's about you!I didn't expect to see such a varied portrayal of vanity in this epic poem; but vanity is everywhere! Everyone is vain! Shout it from Mount Sinai!Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.I've always been a...
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL rated it 14 years ago
I guess this is one of the great Chinese novels. This translation was recommended by some scholarly-sounding person on Amazon.
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