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Some of the best art writing is not in art magazines but in the weekly and fortnightly general literary journals that continue to traffic in fine essays. These two new collections feature the best work from two masters of the trade. Fenton (poetry, Oxford) writes intricate, erudite essays for the New York Review of Books in enjoyably nimble prose that retains a pellucid accessibility for college-level readers. The density of his pieces, laden with retorts and counterclaims directed at other critics, beli...Log In or Sign Up to Read More