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Page 106
... speak of “ defensive mastery ” or an “ adaptive strategy " or a defense “ ma- neuver " instead of a defense “ mechanism . " But these are clumsy . I shall continue to speak simply of “ defense , ” and ask you to re- member that I mean ...
... speak of “ defensive mastery ” or an “ adaptive strategy " or a defense “ ma- neuver " instead of a defense “ mechanism . " But these are clumsy . I shall continue to speak simply of “ defense , ” and ask you to re- member that I mean ...
Page 263
... speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion . ” 4 When , however , we turn from Johnson in 1765 to Maurice Morgann , a dozen years later , we turn the corner into truly Ro- mantic ...
... speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion . ” 4 When , however , we turn from Johnson in 1765 to Maurice Morgann , a dozen years later , we turn the corner into truly Ro- mantic ...
Page 268
... speak of " my gossip Ve- nus " and " young Abraham Cupid " ; he can accuse Romeo of think- ing Laura a kitchen - wench , “ Dido a dowdy , Cleopatra a gypsy , Helen and Hero hildings and harlots , Thisbe a grey eye or so . " Mercutio ...
... speak of " my gossip Ve- nus " and " young Abraham Cupid " ; he can accuse Romeo of think- ing Laura a kitchen - wench , “ Dido a dowdy , Cleopatra a gypsy , Helen and Hero hildings and harlots , Thisbe a grey eye or so . " Mercutio ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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