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All Art At A Certain Level Is Entertainment. We Go To A Tragedy By Sophocles To Be Entertained.
-John Banville
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All Art At A Certain Level Is
John Banville
All Art At A Certain Level Is Entertainment. We Go To A Tragedy By Sophocles To Be Entertained.
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