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March 1985 Issue
March 1985 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • A Visionary Composer
    Annalyn Swan
  • Fashion Plates
    Hal Hinson
  • A Pre-War Idyll
    Anthony Burgess
  • The World View of the Right
    Philip Geyelin
  • The Art of Criticism
    Leo Bersani
  • Hotel Du Lac
    Phoebe-Lou Adams

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The Art of Criticism

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