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Page 180
... meaning . And , of course , we bring our " higher " capacity to recognize the literary work as sepa- rate from us and to think rationally about it , specifically to explore its meaning . We have spoken of the introjecting and the intel ...
... meaning . And , of course , we bring our " higher " capacity to recognize the literary work as sepa- rate from us and to think rationally about it , specifically to explore its meaning . We have spoken of the introjecting and the intel ...
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... meaning - as - defense need do : offer a mas- tery of the fantasy content- " make sense " of the text . A reader does not , therefore , need to settle for himself the exact , stringent kind of ... Meaning Meaning - as MEANING AS DEFENSE 185.
... meaning - as - defense need do : offer a mas- tery of the fantasy content- " make sense " of the text . A reader does not , therefore , need to settle for himself the exact , stringent kind of ... Meaning Meaning - as MEANING AS DEFENSE 185.
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... meaning , audiences search almost frantically for it . In the lobby of a theater where the latest Antonioni or Bergman is showing , there is almost a chorus of " What does it mean ? " " What is it all about ? " Evidently , meaning is ...
... meaning , audiences search almost frantically for it . In the lobby of a theater where the latest Antonioni or Bergman is showing , there is almost a chorus of " What does it mean ? " " What is it all about ? " Evidently , meaning is ...
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