Partisan Review, Summer 1960, Volume XXVII, Number 3
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1960 Summer
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This is the Summer 1960 issue of Partisan Review, Volume XXVII, Number 3, a quarterly literary and cultural journal. The issue includes essays, literary criticism, fiction, poetry, and reviews. Featured articles include 'Dostoevsky in "Crime and Punishment"' by Philip Rahv, 'The Fact in Fiction' by Mary McCarthy, and 'Our Friend Judith' (a story) by Doris Lessing. The contents also list poetry by Eugenio Montale, W. D. Snodgrass, I. A. Richards, Lenore Marshall, Daniel G. Hoffman, Sylvia Plath, and William Meredith. Additional essays and reviews discuss topics such as utopian thought, the academic comedy, sex and sociology, and notable book reviews. The journal is printed in black and white on paper and contains advertisements for contemporary books and publishers. The overall layout is text-focused, with a minimalist modernist aesthetic.