Except for the beast fables, which are anciently derived from the world's multi-racial heritage, American Negro humor is rooted in
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Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion.
Two myths must be shattered: that of the evil stepparent . . . and the myth of instant love, which places unrealistic demands on a
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Although the same exemplary figures are found in both and equally miraculous events occur in both, there is a crucial difference i
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this one whom habit of memory propels to the ground of his making,
sleeper only the mortal sounds can sing awake, ...
sleeper only the mortal sounds can sing awake, ...
after making love, quiet, touching along the length of our bodies,
familiar touch of the long-married,
familiar touch of the long-married,
The fairytale is irresponsible; it is frankly imaginary, and its purpose is to gratify wishes, "as a dream doth flatter." It heroe
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The myth of Demeter and Persephone, then, illustrates the power of the Greek religion as a religion of pure ideas--of conceptions,
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Suddenly, she wasn't drunk anymore. Her hand was steady and she was cool. Like somebody making funeral arrangements for a murder n
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Look on beauty,
And you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight, ...
And you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight, ...
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