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Assigned meanings of words Difficulties in translating poetry Distinction between
depiction and portrayal Representation in literature Musical attempts to represent
the soundless Objections. ary. Literature consists of a system of symbols with ...
Assigned meanings of words Difficulties in translating poetry Distinction between
depiction and portrayal Representation in literature Musical attempts to represent
the soundless Objections. ary. Literature consists of a system of symbols with ...
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The word represent, as used in connection with art, can mean either “depict” or “
portray.” Analysis of representation. Representation always involves a certain
degree of abstraction; that is, the taking away of one characteristic or more of the
...
The word represent, as used in connection with art, can mean either “depict” or “
portray.” Analysis of representation. Representation always involves a certain
degree of abstraction; that is, the taking away of one characteristic or more of the
...
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Diagrammatically they could be represented by a circle and a line (together
representing the body, or soma, of a physiological neuron) leading to an
arrowhead or a solid dot (suggesting an endbulb of a neuron). A neuron may be
assumed to ...
Diagrammatically they could be represented by a circle and a line (together
representing the body, or soma, of a physiological neuron) leading to an
arrowhead or a solid dot (suggesting an endbulb of a neuron). A neuron may be
assumed to ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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