Melville's Confidence Man: From Knave to KnightUniversity of Missouri Press, 1982 - 174 Seiten |
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... fool . It is evident in his remarks in chapter 33 that Melville thought his readers would take Goodman for a fool . The narrator anticipates objection to the " antics " of the cos- mopolitan and fancies that a reader might complain ...
... fool . It is evident in his remarks in chapter 33 that Melville thought his readers would take Goodman for a fool . The narrator anticipates objection to the " antics " of the cos- mopolitan and fancies that a reader might complain ...
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... fools were never simpletons . It takes a wise man to play the fool ; and Viola's estimation of Feste might apply equally to the confidence man : This fellow's wise enough to play the fool ; And , to do that well , craves a kind of wit ...
... fools were never simpletons . It takes a wise man to play the fool ; and Viola's estimation of Feste might apply equally to the confidence man : This fellow's wise enough to play the fool ; And , to do that well , craves a kind of wit ...
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... fool , delivers poisoned praise to his supposed superiors . But the cosmopolitan is also able to mark " their mood on whom he jests " and have his fun quite undetected . Charlie Noble , for example , is appar- ently unaware of the ...
... fool , delivers poisoned praise to his supposed superiors . But the cosmopolitan is also able to mark " their mood on whom he jests " and have his fun quite undetected . Charlie Noble , for example , is appar- ently unaware of the ...
Inhalt
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 19 |
Chapter 3 | 49 |
Urheberrecht | |
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