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... lyre of earth . " Since the events of the poem are in the past , the speaker has the double consciousness of experiencer and observer . Thus the frost and the songs of birds shape a performance of " son et lumičre " so intense that the ...
... lyre of earth . " Since the events of the poem are in the past , the speaker has the double consciousness of experiencer and observer . Thus the frost and the songs of birds shape a performance of " son et lumičre " so intense that the ...
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... Lyre . " The modern meanings of myth apply here , for it embodies dynamically man's comprehension of the cos- mos . It is not mere fable ; it has a psychological rightness and valid- ity . " The South - Wester " figures forth one aspect ...
... Lyre . " The modern meanings of myth apply here , for it embodies dynamically man's comprehension of the cos- mos . It is not mere fable ; it has a psychological rightness and valid- ity . " The South - Wester " figures forth one aspect ...
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... Lyre " ) , as well as " our wood " ( " Night of Frost in May " ) , are aspects of the landscape over which " February's thrush " throws his " Island voice " ( " The Thrush in February " ) . If , on the one hand , England includes John ...
... Lyre " ) , as well as " our wood " ( " Night of Frost in May " ) , are aspects of the landscape over which " February's thrush " throws his " Island voice " ( " The Thrush in February " ) . If , on the one hand , England includes John ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER TWO Versions of the Self | 23 |
CHAPTER THREE The Fragility of Narrative Form | 51 |
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