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René Girard: Media

French-born literary critic and scholar

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René Girard
Philosopher and literary critic René Girard pictured in France, 1990.
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Scapegoat
Reproduction of The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt, 1854–55, painted while...
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Matthias Grünewald: Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece
The Crucifixion, center panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece (closed view),...
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J.M. Coetzee
South African novelist J.M. Coetzee, 2004.
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Peter Thiel
Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political commentator Peter Thiel at the Web...
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