The Dark Lantern: A Historical Study of Sight in Shakespeare, Webster, and Middleton |
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... eyebeams he intended to observe in the first place , but also the ones ( his own ) by which he might have observed them . A good example of the deceit of the phenomenal world , and the vanity of any philosophy which grounds itself in ...
... eyebeams he intended to observe in the first place , but also the ones ( his own ) by which he might have observed them . A good example of the deceit of the phenomenal world , and the vanity of any philosophy which grounds itself in ...
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... eyebeam as Gloucester turns from toad3 to Petrarchan poet : Anne . Never hung poison on a fouler toad . Out of my sight ! thou dost infect my eyes . Glo . Thine eyes , sweet lady , have infected mine . Anne . Would they were basilisks ...
... eyebeam as Gloucester turns from toad3 to Petrarchan poet : Anne . Never hung poison on a fouler toad . Out of my sight ! thou dost infect my eyes . Glo . Thine eyes , sweet lady , have infected mine . Anne . Would they were basilisks ...
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... eyebeam must not restrict itself only to its seductive aspects . After all , the ide- alized likeness , unity , and participation of the eyebeam also had a reverse side known as the evil eye . It is also important to stress that the ...
... eyebeam must not restrict itself only to its seductive aspects . After all , the ide- alized likeness , unity , and participation of the eyebeam also had a reverse side known as the evil eye . It is also important to stress that the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | iii |
THE DARK LANTERN | 45 |
THE REFORMED EYE | 107 |
Copyright | |
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