Mystery and Its Fictions: From Oedipus to Agatha ChristieJohns Hopkins University Press, 1979 - 203 Seiten Overview: Dedicated mystery fans, as well as those interested in literary theory or in the individual writers discussed, will find in Grossvogel's book an eloquent discourse on the relation of detective fiction to literary tradition. |
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... king functioning as the instrument of a god by whose divine right he exists , and for the benefit of the landlords who make up his retinue . The virtues of the king are an awareness of his intercessory role , martial skill and bravery ...
... king functioning as the instrument of a god by whose divine right he exists , and for the benefit of the landlords who make up his retinue . The virtues of the king are an awareness of his intercessory role , martial skill and bravery ...
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... king , it is a national calamity as well . It is here that the fundamental prohibition against incest ( according to Lévi - Strauss , a " pre - social " awareness in its universality and elemental nature ) is enunciated as a social law ...
... king , it is a national calamity as well . It is here that the fundamental prohibition against incest ( according to Lévi - Strauss , a " pre - social " awareness in its universality and elemental nature ) is enunciated as a social law ...
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... King was the tragedy par excellence : it questioned directly the event whose occurrence left an identifying mark on mankind and explained the functioning of sub- sequent tragic mechanisms . Oedipus's oracular fate is certified , for ...
... King was the tragedy par excellence : it questioned directly the event whose occurrence left an identifying mark on mankind and explained the functioning of sub- sequent tragic mechanisms . Oedipus's oracular fate is certified , for ...
Inhalt
Discovering Only the Discoverer | 23 |
Containment of the Unknown | 39 |
Divine Mystery and Literary Salvation | 53 |
Urheberrecht | |
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