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“Memory is Identity”: Probing into a Persistent Barnesian Obsession “记忆就是身份”:探究持久的巴尼西亚痴迷

Advances in literary study Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4236/als.2023.114027

Ni Li

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“Deep Psychic Wounds”: bell hooks’ Healing Methods for African American Communities “心灵深处的创伤”:贝尔·胡克斯对非裔美国人社区的治疗方法

Advances in literary study Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4236/als.2023.114025

Zaakira Sadrud-Din

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Noah’s Ark in A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters 诺亚方舟》（&lt;i&gt;《世界史》（&lt;/i&gt; 10 1/2 &lt;i&gt;章&lt;/i&gt；

Advances in literary study Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4236/als.2023.114026

Ni Li

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Louise Erdrich and the Quest for a Cross-Cultural Identity 路易丝·厄德里奇和对跨文化身份的追求

Advances in literary study Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4236/als.2023.114028

Naounou Amédée

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A Remnant of a Grand Tradition: An Analytical Reading of Vanessa (1958) 伟大传统的残余:《凡妮莎》(1958)

Advances in literary study Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4236/als.2023.114029

Alexander Chih-Yuan Mai

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“Desindividuation” in Blake’s “A Poison Tree”: A Jungian Perspective 布莱克《毒树》中的“去个性化”:荣格的视角

Advances in literary study Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4236/als.2023.114024

Mahdia Abarchah

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