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  • David Solway is the author of Random Walks: Essays in Elective Criticism (1997).

    Credo 1998

  • David Solway is the author of Random Walks: Essays in Elective Criticism, which was published this fall.

    Solway 1997

  • I personally do not believe that the laughable solution the Dems call "Healthcare Reform" should cover ANY procedure that is deemed as "Elective" care by the private insurance sector.

    Reuters: Top News 2009

  • "Elective" means beneficial to the patient, but not essential for survival

    Althouse 2009

  • I personally do not believe that the laughable solution the Dems call "Healthcare Reform" should cover ANY procedure that is deemed as "Elective" care by the private insurance sector.

    Reuters: Top News 2009

  • Or was it, in fact, Elective Affinities (which I have not read, and which you are now “forcing” me to.)?

    How To Be Good « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • Also, Elective Affinities is a tragedy fundamentally, whereas Austen never doubts that everyone will sort themselves out eventually.

    How To Be Good « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • The strange title, Elective Affinities, refers to the central allegory of the novel, which explores the parallels between natural sciences and human emotions.

    How To Be Good « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • Elective affinities, they explain to her, describe a prevalent chemical reaction.

    How To Be Good « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • In Elective Affinities that title is sort of shared between Charlotte and Ottilie, with Ottilie winning it really, by the end.

    How To Be Good « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

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