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Toril Moi, "Revolution of the Ordinary: Literary Studies After Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell" (U Chicago Press, 2017)

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The Impossible Truth About Bullfighting Reviews

A fighting bull can weigh up to over 600 kilos. It is a fearsome creature. It has very sharp horns. It can easily kill you. And yet these bullfighting reviewers would, for example, say about some bull. It was so soft. Now, so soft. Look up in the dictionary. It says Blandin Sippet tasteless. Yeah, it comes running into the arena like a freight train. And then what is an insipid bull in that context? Do you have words, but you don't have any understanding? The reason we admire Shakespeare is because he found words for moments and situations that really were quite stunning and made us see them rather than just naming

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