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Page 66
... identification of John Ringman as a teacher , the miraculous aspirations of the representative of the Widow and Orphan Society , and the identification of the company president as a " governor . " These inconsis- tencies suggest that ...
... identification of John Ringman as a teacher , the miraculous aspirations of the representative of the Widow and Orphan Society , and the identification of the company president as a " governor . " These inconsis- tencies suggest that ...
Page 90
... identifying those auto- biographical references.23 Moreover , the portrait Viardot provides describes a writer and ... identification is an alto- gether mysterious one for reader and writer alike , and we ought not presume too much about ...
... identifying those auto- biographical references.23 Moreover , the portrait Viardot provides describes a writer and ... identification is an alto- gether mysterious one for reader and writer alike , and we ought not presume too much about ...
Page 158
... identified with the devil . " However , as we have noted earlier , Melville's central char- acter is too rich and complex to justify such a simple and pervasive identification , despite the occasional similarities to Satan . 5. Pommer ...
... identified with the devil . " However , as we have noted earlier , Melville's central char- acter is too rich and complex to justify such a simple and pervasive identification , despite the occasional similarities to Satan . 5. Pommer ...
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