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Christine Meek. DEATH In many cases , however , serious illness led inevitably to death . While it is difficult to determine whether or not Port - Royal had a higher proportion of premature deaths than society as a whole , evidence ...
Christine Meek. DEATH In many cases , however , serious illness led inevitably to death . While it is difficult to determine whether or not Port - Royal had a higher proportion of premature deaths than society as a whole , evidence ...
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... death . ) While Mairet's Cæsar implies that death is more a male than female prerogative , and sees Sophonisbe as an exception , 59 many of these heroines bely his belief , yet again transgressing the gender norms by showing great ...
... death . ) While Mairet's Cæsar implies that death is more a male than female prerogative , and sees Sophonisbe as an exception , 59 many of these heroines bely his belief , yet again transgressing the gender norms by showing great ...
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... death then can they achieve self - affirmation , and a realisation of their gloire . According to Magnon's Zenobie , being all - powerful means being able to die ; 60 for Mairet's Cléopâtre , it is death that will save both her honour ...
... death then can they achieve self - affirmation , and a realisation of their gloire . According to Magnon's Zenobie , being all - powerful means being able to die ; 60 for Mairet's Cléopâtre , it is death that will save both her honour ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 6 |
some cases from late medieval Lucca | 43 |
She was usually placed with the great men and leaders of | 67 |
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