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Page 117
... offers such a heavy , massive set of defenses . We begin with the exquisite description of the seascape in which everything is vast , tranquil , calm - any disturbance in that calm- ness , such as the word " to - night " in the first ...
... offers such a heavy , massive set of defenses . We begin with the exquisite description of the seascape in which everything is vast , tranquil , calm - any disturbance in that calm- ness , such as the word " to - night " in the first ...
Page 223
... offers a defense which is more com- plex , reaching to higher levels of moral and intellectual life , and more likely to be culturally accepted . The " less good " poem offers a less complex defense and one more likely to be associated ...
... offers a defense which is more com- plex , reaching to higher levels of moral and intellectual life , and more likely to be culturally accepted . The " less good " poem offers a less complex defense and one more likely to be associated ...
Page 327
... offers a more precise explanation : the " travelers and passengers " are within the body of this mad , phallic mother . To ask the reader to see the events of the ride from within the train would be to ask him to imagine himself inside ...
... offers a more precise explanation : the " travelers and passengers " are within the body of this mad , phallic mother . To ask the reader to see the events of the ride from within the train would be to ask him to imagine himself inside ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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