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... Narcissus . " 21 Eve's manner and narrative do compliment Adam , but the allusion to Narcissus further compli- cates the character of Eve because , contrary to Stein's “ rational being , " she would clearly have preferred the self ...
... Narcissus . " 21 Eve's manner and narrative do compliment Adam , but the allusion to Narcissus further compli- cates the character of Eve because , contrary to Stein's “ rational being , " she would clearly have preferred the self ...
Page 90
... Narcissus ; the latter , Eve at the “ liquid Plain . " From the start of his narrative , Ovid treats Narcissus lightly , but serious philosophical issues attach themselves to his situation . The blind soothsayer Tiresias who narrates ...
... Narcissus ; the latter , Eve at the “ liquid Plain . " From the start of his narrative , Ovid treats Narcissus lightly , but serious philosophical issues attach themselves to his situation . The blind soothsayer Tiresias who narrates ...
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... Narcissus figure adds both a sense of present beauty and grace to Eve's character while it hints more subtly at her fatal shift from self- love to self - exaltation at the crisis . Milton's allusions to Ovid's Narcissus suggest that ...
... Narcissus figure adds both a sense of present beauty and grace to Eve's character while it hints more subtly at her fatal shift from self- love to self - exaltation at the crisis . Milton's allusions to Ovid's Narcissus suggest that ...
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