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... symbolism should be justly used accord- ing to time - honored traditions , so that " the Sun. . . beares allu- sion to a King , " but the king may not legitimately apotheosize himself by describing himself as gifted with a " shining ...
... symbolism should be justly used accord- ing to time - honored traditions , so that " the Sun. . . beares allu- sion to a King , " but the king may not legitimately apotheosize himself by describing himself as gifted with a " shining ...
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... symbolism in connection with the satanic tri- umph does exist , though way off center ( violation of centralized structure for parodic purposes seems to have been quite com- mon , particularly after Milton's example . ) 34 Hence , in ...
... symbolism in connection with the satanic tri- umph does exist , though way off center ( violation of centralized structure for parodic purposes seems to have been quite com- mon , particularly after Milton's example . ) 34 Hence , in ...
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... symbolism of travestied solar justice that we would ex- pect at a triumphal moment is present here only in a possible , deeply buried , and equivocal form , underlining the injustice of Satan's return . For Satan's head ( when it does ...
... symbolism of travestied solar justice that we would ex- pect at a triumphal moment is present here only in a possible , deeply buried , and equivocal form , underlining the injustice of Satan's return . For Satan's head ( when it does ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
Copyright | |
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