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==Surprising Content== | ==Surprising Content== | ||
+ | We are surprised to have found some of the things that are in the Dial in an American publication in in 1922. To name a few: | ||
+ | Adolf Dehn's "Drinkers" - a painting of alcoholic beverages and their consumption. In 1922, Prohibition was still in effect in the United States. We were surprised that a literary magazine that is geared toward intellectuals would contain content that depicts something illegal. | ||
==Contemporaneous Criticisms of The Waste Land== | ==Contemporaneous Criticisms of The Waste Land== |