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Misreadings, Self-Misprisions, and Fabricated Resolutions in Joyce’s “The Dead” 乔伊斯《亡灵》中的误读、自我嘲弄和捏造的决心

Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/pan.2024.a916699

Brian Richardson

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Saul Bellow’s Gothic Ontology: The Victim and More Die of Heartbreak 索尔-贝娄的哥特本体论：受害者和更多的心碎者

Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/pan.2024.a916704

Andrew Smith

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