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Page 68
... simply have to learn how to ' dig ' it - that's slang , but pecu- liarly appropriate here " ( p . 97 ) . Hence Barthelme's characters strive to be on the leading edge of this phenomenon , " and " that's why we pay particular attention ...
... simply have to learn how to ' dig ' it - that's slang , but pecu- liarly appropriate here " ( p . 97 ) . Hence Barthelme's characters strive to be on the leading edge of this phenomenon , " and " that's why we pay particular attention ...
Page 96
... simply stares at it as long as an actor would on television . But the result is impressive : the lawyer receives his " ' I can't sign it ' " as a care- fully weighed answer . Television continues to form the reality of Being There , as ...
... simply stares at it as long as an actor would on television . But the result is impressive : the lawyer receives his " ' I can't sign it ' " as a care- fully weighed answer . Television continues to form the reality of Being There , as ...
Page 133
... simply lets it represent itself . As such it is a system , an aes- thetic one , but by claiming to be nothing else it becomes a real en- tity . Its substance is more vital because it reflects man's imagina- tion , instead of a ...
... simply lets it represent itself . As such it is a system , an aes- thetic one , but by claiming to be nothing else it becomes a real en- tity . Its substance is more vital because it reflects man's imagina- tion , instead of a ...
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