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Page 106
... defensive mastery " or an " adaptive strategy " or a defense “ ma- neuver " instead of a defense " mechanism . " But these are clumsy . I shall continue to speak simply of “ defense , " and ask you to re- member that I mean something ...
... defensive mastery " or an " adaptive strategy " or a defense “ ma- neuver " instead of a defense " mechanism . " But these are clumsy . I shall continue to speak simply of “ defense , " and ask you to re- member that I mean something ...
Page 131
... defense ; content , to fantasy or impulse . More gener- ally , though , just as in life impulse and defense interact and shape each other , so , in literature , form and content are inseparable . Cer ... defenses give FORM AS DEFENSE 131.
... defense ; content , to fantasy or impulse . More gener- ally , though , just as in life impulse and defense interact and shape each other , so , in literature , form and content are inseparable . Cer ... defenses give FORM AS DEFENSE 131.
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... defense . Here , the book itself and its characters took on the shape of a neurotic symptom : the detective defended against and the vic- tim and criminal expressed aggressive wishes . This is true , not just of detective stories and a ...
... defense . Here , the book itself and its characters took on the shape of a neurotic symptom : the detective defended against and the vic- tim and criminal expressed aggressive wishes . This is true , not just of detective stories and a ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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