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Page 172
... symbols in the book is precisely that of contemporary industrialization at its most dramatic ; railway development ... symbol of death and also of life and regeneration , is less effective ; perhaps because it is less capable of ...
... symbols in the book is precisely that of contemporary industrialization at its most dramatic ; railway development ... symbol of death and also of life and regeneration , is less effective ; perhaps because it is less capable of ...
Page 336
... symbol of ' good - and- evil ' , and the symbolism creaks . It does so particularly in the scene in which Gino tortures Philip Herriton by twisting his broken arm . Forster is saying in effect that the reality we must accept is ...
... symbol of ' good - and- evil ' , and the symbolism creaks . It does so particularly in the scene in which Gino tortures Philip Herriton by twisting his broken arm . Forster is saying in effect that the reality we must accept is ...
Page 362
... symbol . Lawrence is a master of the symbol in the psychological sense , as Jung has described it : - - In so far as a symbol is a living thing , it is the expression of a thing not to be characterized in any other or better way . The ...
... symbol . Lawrence is a master of the symbol in the psychological sense , as Jung has described it : - - In so far as a symbol is a living thing , it is the expression of a thing not to be characterized in any other or better way . The ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
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