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... earthly incarnation , the circle is the form the poet chooses for the figural structure of his poem . In his brilliant essay " Figura , " Erich Auerbach writes that Christian eschatology in medieval literature is in many ways more ...
... earthly incarnation , the circle is the form the poet chooses for the figural structure of his poem . In his brilliant essay " Figura , " Erich Auerbach writes that Christian eschatology in medieval literature is in many ways more ...
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... earthly perception to which he is accustomed . From the beginning , he is unusually responsive to his sur- roundings . His description of earthly paradise ( sections II - IV ) is highly crafted and deeply appreciative . The vibrant ...
... earthly perception to which he is accustomed . From the beginning , he is unusually responsive to his sur- roundings . His description of earthly paradise ( sections II - IV ) is highly crafted and deeply appreciative . The vibrant ...
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... earthly plenitude fulfilled . But earthly plenitude is only a figure for the translucent simul- taneity of eternity ; it is only a shadow of the apocalyptic roundness to come . He cannot dwell literally in the kingdom of heaven while ...
... earthly plenitude fulfilled . But earthly plenitude is only a figure for the translucent simul- taneity of eternity ; it is only a shadow of the apocalyptic roundness to come . He cannot dwell literally in the kingdom of heaven while ...
Contents
ONE Introduction | 3 |
the circle as figural space | 25 |
a fourfold | 129 |
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