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The Literature of Two Easts

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Cohen, J. (2018). The Literature of Two Easts. In Cohen, J. Attention: Dispatches from a Land of Distraction. Fitzcarraldo Editions, pp. 447-452

  1. : having a character, force, or significance transferred or derived from something extraneous : metaphorical, figurative. the primary and tralatitious meanings of a word. 2. : passed along as from hand to hand, mouth to mouth, or from generation to generation : handed down : traditional.
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The two literatures have similar origins: They both began as the tralatitious lore of the peasantry, of the poor and uneducated village and town, as opposed to the city

—p.449 by Joshua Cohen
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The two literatures have similar origins: They both began as the tralatitious lore of the peasantry, of the poor and uneducated village and town, as opposed to the city

—p.449 by Joshua Cohen
notable
8 months, 2 weeks ago