Motif
Art as dangerous enchantment requiring exclusion or defense
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A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5618-5704 confidence: high
Poetry is charged with injuriously exciting feelings through heroic lament and comedy; it feeds and waters passions and lets them rule.
Poetry is said to charm, excite feelings, feed passions, and is expelled unless it can prove usefulness as well as delight.
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