Exploring ontology and the many other philosophical branches that derived from it resulted in many new perceptions of viewing the nature of a human being and the society. That being said, the narrative of literature has changed drastically from the 18th Century to the 19th/20th centuries. ... Many writers from this time completely changed these expectations society had from romantic literature figures preceding them and took on entirely new perspective in their writing. ... Any experience one has in their lifetime is constantly modifying who they are as a person. ... A main theme in "...

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Janet Todd and many other historians believe this marriage served simply as a publicity stunt and think that Behn utilized the title of widow, ultimately gaining her respect over time as an independent woman [ CITATION Gor80 l 1033 ]. ... Aphra Behn lived through what has been called by many as "the most conflict-ridden period in British history" [ CITATION Ken l 1033 ]. ... Throughout the plot, these three women abandon their roles and express their sexuality beyond their society's expectations. ...

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The fundamental tension in the novel is between those, like the inquisitor Bernardo Gui, Jorge de Burgos, Ubertino of Casale, or Adso in old age and that rare medieval-postmodern William who has abandoned his role of inquisitor, refusing to discriminate between martyr and heretic, for example. ... Then there is the mannerist maze: if you unravel it, you find in your hands a kind of tree, a structure with roots, with many blind alleys. [... ... It has no center, no periphery, no exit, because it is potentially infinite. ... The labyrinth of my library [in The Name of the Ro...

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