Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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Page 78
... story hangs the aged canvas on his wall and puts " the last tack through the arm of the hanging man nearest the picture's extreme left hand margin , " the supernatural nature of the painting is revealed . The next morning the narrator ...
... story hangs the aged canvas on his wall and puts " the last tack through the arm of the hanging man nearest the picture's extreme left hand margin , " the supernatural nature of the painting is revealed . The next morning the narrator ...
Page 140
... story , the last paragraph simply says , " Choose any of the above , " for it is no longer possible to integrate them into a multisided understanding of a person . The tension , the necessity of balance is gone . What is left is a ...
... story , the last paragraph simply says , " Choose any of the above , " for it is no longer possible to integrate them into a multisided understanding of a person . The tension , the necessity of balance is gone . What is left is a ...
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... story , it should force the reader not only to review the entire story but also to apply that experience to his own " truths " and articles of faith . The ending , therefore , of " Guardian Angel " is not simply " an amusing- startling ...
... story , it should force the reader not only to review the entire story but also to apply that experience to his own " truths " and articles of faith . The ending , therefore , of " Guardian Angel " is not simply " an amusing- startling ...
Contents
Is There Life After Immortality? | 19 |
A Recent Idea | 39 |
The Elves of J R R Tolkien and Sylvia | 57 |
Copyright | |
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