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... political satire , or rather , a satire on political naivety . Its theme is the difference between political reality , which for Lewis means the pursuit of power , and political illusions . The action takes place in Spain and in London ...
... political satire , or rather , a satire on political naivety . Its theme is the difference between political reality , which for Lewis means the pursuit of power , and political illusions . The action takes place in Spain and in London ...
Page 129
... politics , the struggle for and control of power in a state , as it might have existed in any Italian principality ... political enemies with their own dirty weapons . Corruption , in the circum- stances of his time and place , is the ...
... politics , the struggle for and control of power in a state , as it might have existed in any Italian principality ... political enemies with their own dirty weapons . Corruption , in the circum- stances of his time and place , is the ...
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... politics has been defined as the art of the possible , Cozzens is a political novelist . In Guard of Honour ( 1948 ) , his most massive work to date and one of the most notable feats of organization in contemporary fiction , he ...
... politics has been defined as the art of the possible , Cozzens is a political novelist . In Guard of Honour ( 1948 ) , his most massive work to date and one of the most notable feats of organization in contemporary fiction , he ...
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