Motif
limited vision before unveiled future
limited_vision_before_unveiled_future
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Hidden, Distant, and Unveiled Sight. 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 7957-8055 confidence: medium
A spectator of all time and existence is contrasted with an inhabitant of a small state of Hellas, whose vision is limited like a valley and lacks a remote past or partly unveiled future.
The passage uses the image of a narrow ancient viewpoint, a limited valley, and a future from which a veil has not been lifted by historical analogy.
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