In Love with Trains
According to the literary theorist René Girard, we come to yearn for and eventually love those who are loved by others. I cannot confirm this from
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2010
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The New York review of books
Year: 2010, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 35-36 |
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| Summary: | According to the literary theorist René Girard, we come to yearn for and eventually love those who are loved by others. I cannot confirm this from The article offers the author's views on trains and rail system. The author mentions his love in riding trains alone at the London Underground lines in London, England when he was a child, wherein he could find solitude. He relates that he paid his travels from weekly pocket money in which his most expensive trip was the Dover-Folkestone Central station. He adds that the rail system in Great Britain has declined because of the privatizations of companies and exploitation of the train stations. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The New York review of books
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