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...Beta Kappa here in 1984, I read a poem called “Alphabets,” so I hope to read that. I never quite know what to read, but the Harvard situation—Sanders Theater, specifically—dictates some things. I read “Alphabets?? first in Sanders, and it was written with Sanders in mind. It’s a rather beautiful theater...
Also intriguing is a book called “Alphabets?? by Davidson. The book, small but defiantly shiny, consists of copper plates bound by four rings. Into each plate is carved a different alphabet; on the two visible pages, the Etruscan and Gothic alphabets are on display. Perhaps Davidson hopes to make a pregnant and theoretical statement about the transience and protean nature of alphabets, languages and the written medium in general. Either way, the book of copper plates is visually impressive...
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