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... human body here is the source of the energy that radiates from the sphere . In this dynamic posture we recognize the human body as the central form that generates the space of the page . The body's out- line is not a rigid circumference ...
... human body here is the source of the energy that radiates from the sphere . In this dynamic posture we recognize the human body as the central form that generates the space of the page . The body's out- line is not a rigid circumference ...
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... Human consciousness is a primal act of aggression — the frustrated desire of the two halves of the word to recombine - and Burroughs tries to infuse the conflict with maximum energy . De- scribing his fold - in method , he invokes his ...
... Human consciousness is a primal act of aggression — the frustrated desire of the two halves of the word to recombine - and Burroughs tries to infuse the conflict with maximum energy . De- scribing his fold - in method , he invokes his ...
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... human body , are for him overburdened containers of aggressive energy : 6. Burroughs believes the human organism can rapidly evolve beyond the need for its slavish fleshly structures ; his vision is of consciousness freed from the flesh ...
... human body , are for him overburdened containers of aggressive energy : 6. Burroughs believes the human organism can rapidly evolve beyond the need for its slavish fleshly structures ; his vision is of consciousness freed from the flesh ...
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ONE Introduction | 3 |
the circle as figural space | 25 |
a fourfold | 129 |
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