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... entire poem . Often , however , we willingly and deliciously suspend our knowledge of what is to come ; we revel in a mixture of anticipation and submission that is actually assisted by our familiarity with the entire text . That part ...
... entire poem . Often , however , we willingly and deliciously suspend our knowledge of what is to come ; we revel in a mixture of anticipation and submission that is actually assisted by our familiarity with the entire text . That part ...
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... entire fallen world raises its glittering head against its own salva- tion . Satan returns from Christ to tell the demonic council he has encountered the enemy- " found him , view'd him , tasted him " ( II , 131 ) , “ And now I know he ...
... entire fallen world raises its glittering head against its own salva- tion . Satan returns from Christ to tell the demonic council he has encountered the enemy- " found him , view'd him , tasted him " ( II , 131 ) , “ And now I know he ...
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... entire text ; retaining all the energy it generates , the Tale is its own enemy . Swift's book is a single repellent object which , in its universality , embodies everything we affirm and everything we revile . It achieves this effect ...
... entire text ; retaining all the energy it generates , the Tale is its own enemy . Swift's book is a single repellent object which , in its universality , embodies everything we affirm and everything we revile . It achieves this effect ...
Contents
ONE Introduction | 3 |
the circle as figural space | 25 |
a fourfold | 129 |
Copyright | |
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