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... protagonist's control . In Agnon's tale , the " act of shame and horror " is not one single episode but rather a protracted state ; it starts with the protagonist's ill - advised departure from his hometown and wife for the purpose of ...
... protagonist's control . In Agnon's tale , the " act of shame and horror " is not one single episode but rather a protracted state ; it starts with the protagonist's ill - advised departure from his hometown and wife for the purpose of ...
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... protagonist , comes home to find his wife nursing a child by a second husband whom she married when the first husband was declared dead . Like Enoch Arden , Menashe - Hayim chose to spend the rest of his life in self imposed exile and ...
... protagonist , comes home to find his wife nursing a child by a second husband whom she married when the first husband was declared dead . Like Enoch Arden , Menashe - Hayim chose to spend the rest of his life in self imposed exile and ...
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... protagonist , in a moment of illumination , who views himself not in terms of the individual who fulfills his ... protagonist's estrangement from the Biblical world , and to foretell disaster . For example : Menashe - Hayim expresses his ...
... protagonist , in a moment of illumination , who views himself not in terms of the individual who fulfills his ... protagonist's estrangement from the Biblical world , and to foretell disaster . For example : Menashe - Hayim expresses his ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Tradition and Style of Biblical Wisdom Literature | 19 |
Parody and Authority in the Pardoners Tale | 43 |
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