Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... feeling of being imprisoned , no contact with the outside world , the spying all round , the sudden arrests and the feeling of absolute helplessness against the whim of any hooligan parading as a Bolshevik ' . Having decided on exile ...
... feeling of being imprisoned , no contact with the outside world , the spying all round , the sudden arrests and the feeling of absolute helplessness against the whim of any hooligan parading as a Bolshevik ' . Having decided on exile ...
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... feeling of physical excitement that took hold of him when he settled into his bunk in the third - class sleeper bound for Salzburg . Founded in 1920 by the impresario Max Reinhardt and the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal , the Salzburg ...
... feeling of physical excitement that took hold of him when he settled into his bunk in the third - class sleeper bound for Salzburg . Founded in 1920 by the impresario Max Reinhardt and the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal , the Salzburg ...
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... feeling emotion directly . He had to ask himself , ' What is erotic passion ? " ' ; ' What is jealousy ? ' and then set out to construct a musical paraphrase of emotions he was incapable of feeling at first hand.19 Whereas Verdi touched ...
... feeling emotion directly . He had to ask himself , ' What is erotic passion ? " ' ; ' What is jealousy ? ' and then set out to construct a musical paraphrase of emotions he was incapable of feeling at first hand.19 Whereas Verdi touched ...
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