Critical Approaches to American Literature: Walt Whitman to William FaulknerCrowell, 1965 - American literature |
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Page 119
... evil , " or a " concept of evil " ) ; and the term is accurate , for it suggests that to James evil is obscure and indefinite . In his works the reaction to evil often strikes us as vague and unrelated to specific action or character ...
... evil , " or a " concept of evil " ) ; and the term is accurate , for it suggests that to James evil is obscure and indefinite . In his works the reaction to evil often strikes us as vague and unrelated to specific action or character ...
Page 120
... evil , if not natural to man and the world , certainly unavoidable , takes the form in his novels of what theologians term " sin " rather than of what they term " evil , " or of " moral evil " rather than " natural evil . " Natural evil ...
... evil , if not natural to man and the world , certainly unavoidable , takes the form in his novels of what theologians term " sin " rather than of what they term " evil , " or of " moral evil " rather than " natural evil . " Natural evil ...
Page 123
... evil is not an active principle in the universe ; there is no " evil according to nature " and no devotion to evil for its own sake . The James character who in- jures others does so through pursuit of good . James does not characterize ...
... evil is not an active principle in the universe ; there is no " evil according to nature " and no devotion to evil for its own sake . The James character who in- jures others does so through pursuit of good . James does not characterize ...
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Whitman I | 14 |
Richard P Adams Whitmans Lilacs and the Tradition | 28 |
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