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Page 30
... problems which [ Martin ] tackled as a young adult of course reflected the peculiarly tenacious problem of the domestic relationship to his own father ; but this was true to a large extent because both problems , the domestic and the ...
... problems which [ Martin ] tackled as a young adult of course reflected the peculiarly tenacious problem of the domestic relationship to his own father ; but this was true to a large extent because both problems , the domestic and the ...
Page 136
... problem is often to connect the pictures , to animate them , to give them some human life , and in that essential process the distinction between fact and interpretation often disappears . Let us consider one example . When Quentin and ...
... problem is often to connect the pictures , to animate them , to give them some human life , and in that essential process the distinction between fact and interpretation often disappears . Let us consider one example . When Quentin and ...
Page 139
... problem of history ( as well as the bulk of the book ) and enter another realm . I believe that the greatness of Absalom , Absalom ! lies in its combination of psychological in- sight with the broad history of a unique region and a ...
... problem of history ( as well as the bulk of the book ) and enter another realm . I believe that the greatness of Absalom , Absalom ! lies in its combination of psychological in- sight with the broad history of a unique region and a ...
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