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... kind of open blankness , the " nothing " which ends the passage . The rhythm also moves from one tension to another kind of tension and finally to a resolution . The sound patterns , in short , make me feel the same partial blankness ...
... kind of open blankness , the " nothing " which ends the passage . The rhythm also moves from one tension to another kind of tension and finally to a resolution . The sound patterns , in short , make me feel the same partial blankness ...
Page 145
... kind of repetition of vowels or consonants was a source of pleasure in itself - he related it to the babblings of children , drunks , or schizophrenics . No doubt he is correct , but it seems to me the total poetic effect . probably ...
... kind of repetition of vowels or consonants was a source of pleasure in itself - he related it to the babblings of children , drunks , or schizophrenics . No doubt he is correct , but it seems to me the total poetic effect . probably ...
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... kind of sublimatory meaning described in Chapter 1. Nor , in this context , need there be only one central meaning . Almost any kind of coherent thought about the work will open up the paths of gratification , so long as it “ makes ...
... kind of sublimatory meaning described in Chapter 1. Nor , in this context , need there be only one central meaning . Almost any kind of coherent thought about the work will open up the paths of gratification , so long as it “ makes ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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