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The tendency of fiction to idealize and edulcorate reality throughout the centuries has enraged some writers so much as to push them to point their finger at such abuses.
The self, the ideal, and the real. The Artistic Choice of Three ... by D'Aquino, Antonella / Italica
Indeed, the tendency to dismiss film as an inherently inferior form of representation--one which must pander to mass audiences and therefore must simplify and edulcorate its referent--makes the "and" of such course titles masquerade for something more like "at the service of.
Un' ora e mezzo particolare: teaching fascism with ettore scola by Marcus, Millicent / Italica
 
 
 
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