diegetic
(en)
the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters
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the reader and the diegetic viewers of the seal work toward synchrony
forgot this meaning too
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the reader and the diegetic viewers of the seal work toward synchrony
forgot this meaning too
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7 years, 6 months ago
syncretism
(en)
the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion
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But in the syncretic ritual context
forgot the meaning ...
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But in the syncretic ritual context
forgot the meaning ...
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7 years, 6 months ago
Emersonian
(en)
pertaining to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 -1882), American essayist, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century
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Sylvanshine, a failed Emersonian at the end
something to do with Emerson's view on self-reliance?
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Sylvanshine, a failed Emersonian at the end
something to do with Emerson's view on self-reliance?
notable
7 years, 6 months ago
Mammon
(en)
(noun) material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence (from the New Testament)
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a "hobby" Dean, a Christian, perhaps invoking biblical maxims about God and mammon, finds "debased and distorted"
Lane Dean's views on coin-collecting
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a "hobby" Dean, a Christian, perhaps invoking biblical maxims about God and mammon, finds "debased and distorted"
Lane Dean's views on coin-collecting
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7 years, 6 months ago
dialectic
(en)
a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments
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Drinion represents a key synthesis in the novel's man/machine dialectic
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Drinion represents a key synthesis in the novel's man/machine dialectic
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tarrying
(en)
(verb) to delay or be tardy in acting or doing / (verb) to linger in expectation; wait / (verb) to abide or stay in or at a place
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He updates the Sartrean trope of endless tarrying in hell by moving it to the marketplace
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He updates the Sartrean trope of endless tarrying in hell by moving it to the marketplace
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7 years, 6 months ago