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... displacement . That is , our conscious attention shifts ( to some degree , at least ) from the content of the utterance to its form . Attention , concern , if you will ... displacement to language , then , THE DISPLACEMENT TO LANGUAGE 135.
... displacement . That is , our conscious attention shifts ( to some degree , at least ) from the content of the utterance to its form . Attention , concern , if you will ... displacement to language , then , THE DISPLACEMENT TO LANGUAGE 135.
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... displacement to- ward a purely verbal level will take place . The concept of displacement provides us only with a framework for our response to literary language . Within that framework , other subtler and more particular things are ...
... displacement to- ward a purely verbal level will take place . The concept of displacement provides us only with a framework for our response to literary language . Within that framework , other subtler and more particular things are ...
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... displacement of cathexis from fantasy content to purely verbal devices . This displacement , in turn , makes it possible for the fulfillment of fixed patterns to give a feeling of adequacy and mas- tery . We take the pseudo - logic of ...
... displacement of cathexis from fantasy content to purely verbal devices . This displacement , in turn , makes it possible for the fulfillment of fixed patterns to give a feeling of adequacy and mas- tery . We take the pseudo - logic of ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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