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... critics alike . If finally Chase's reasons for supposing the greatness of this novel are somewhat idiosyncratic and his interpretation of the book far from compelling , he nevertheless delivered a judgment that more and more readers and ...
... critics alike . If finally Chase's reasons for supposing the greatness of this novel are somewhat idiosyncratic and his interpretation of the book far from compelling , he nevertheless delivered a judgment that more and more readers and ...
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... critics has pro- vided the ablest and most thorough interpretation , one that has been described as the " standard line of inter- pretation . " Foremost among them is Elizabeth Foster , whose 1954 Hendricks House edition of the novel ...
... critics has pro- vided the ablest and most thorough interpretation , one that has been described as the " standard line of inter- pretation . " Foremost among them is Elizabeth Foster , whose 1954 Hendricks House edition of the novel ...
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... critics who take the confidence man to be the Devil , such as Elizabeth Foster , Daniel Hoffman , Hershel Parker , and John Shroeder , have good reason to be disturbed , for why would the Devil waste his time trying to gull another ...
... critics who take the confidence man to be the Devil , such as Elizabeth Foster , Daniel Hoffman , Hershel Parker , and John Shroeder , have good reason to be disturbed , for why would the Devil waste his time trying to gull another ...
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