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Word 231: Belletristic  

Proustian inner monologues, belletristic Godardian ruminations, and Warholian stares at sofas aren’t feasible options.

belletristic (adj) : written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content – Bordwell: The Way Hollywood Tells It, p. 107

04.08.2007 klo 11:36

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  1. Remarkably close to bullshit, don’t you think?

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    04.08.2007 klo 19:06

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