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Elaine Scarry is an American scholar known for her contributions to literary theory, cultural studies, and ethics. Her research spans a range of fields including aesthetics, narrative, and moral philosophy.

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Famous Elaine Scarry Quotes

“Permitted to inhabit neither the realm of the ideal nor the realm of the real, to be neither aspiration nor companion, beauty comes to us like a fugitive bird unable to fly, unable to land.”

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Book:On Beauty and Being Just

Source: On Beauty and Being Just

About the Author

Born: June 30, 1946
Known for: Author
Quotes: 15

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On Beauty and Being JustRelated source material

The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the WorldRelated source material

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