Ewa Thompson is research professor of Slavic Studies and former chairperson of the Department of German and Slavic Studies at Rice University.
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An essay from the end of the 20th century reveals why nationalism flourishes today.
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The literalism of language stripped of its metaphysical level of meaning impoverishes the soul—and bores the reader.
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