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Page 232
... symbol to symbol , image to image , till one has negotiated one's perilous way to the threshold of Reality . Inevitably , sym- bolistic poetry is obscure : but the obscurity is neither the result of carelessness , nor does it proceed ...
... symbol to symbol , image to image , till one has negotiated one's perilous way to the threshold of Reality . Inevitably , sym- bolistic poetry is obscure : but the obscurity is neither the result of carelessness , nor does it proceed ...
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... symbol , the symbol of some immortal idea ; let it therefore remain as perfect and as jealously guarded as whatever may be in our limitations of space and time ; let it be a Shape of supreme yet comprehensible loveliness ; lawful and ...
... symbol , the symbol of some immortal idea ; let it therefore remain as perfect and as jealously guarded as whatever may be in our limitations of space and time ; let it be a Shape of supreme yet comprehensible loveliness ; lawful and ...
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... symbols " , says Urban in Language and Reality , " are metaphors and arise out of metaphor . . . . The meta- phor is a symbol when it alone expresses or embodies our ideal meaning ” : that is , guides us ( as if across the bridge ) from ...
... symbols " , says Urban in Language and Reality , " are metaphors and arise out of metaphor . . . . The meta- phor is a symbol when it alone expresses or embodies our ideal meaning ” : that is , guides us ( as if across the bridge ) from ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF LITERATURE AND THe | 3 |
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 21 |
BACKGROUNDS CLASSICAL AND CHRISTIAN | 42 |
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