In Defense of Historical Literature: Essays on American History, Autobiography, Drama, and Fiction |
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... represent larger groups . The choice of symbols or of typical kinds of character in narrative history seems to me as inescapable as generalization . The process of selection virtually requires that something be taken to represent ...
... represent larger groups . The choice of symbols or of typical kinds of character in narrative history seems to me as inescapable as generalization . The process of selection virtually requires that something be taken to represent ...
Page 105
... represents her adultery , but as the first letter of the alphabet it may also stand for the original sin of Adam , in ... represent the publicly known , partially contrite sinner , the secret sinner , and what he called the Unpardonable ...
... represents her adultery , but as the first letter of the alphabet it may also stand for the original sin of Adam , in ... represent the publicly known , partially contrite sinner , the secret sinner , and what he called the Unpardonable ...
Page 137
... represents the triumph of Quentin's and Shreve's patient yet passionate search for historical understanding . At that moment both of them stop talking and the dramatic scene we read represents the understanding at which both of them ...
... represents the triumph of Quentin's and Shreve's patient yet passionate search for historical understanding . At that moment both of them stop talking and the dramatic scene we read represents the understanding at which both of them ...
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