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'I am not he': Narcissus and ironic performativity in medieval French literature.
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...extensively the medieval French use of Narcissus and mirrors to figure love experience. However, the claim to be like Narcissus is often closely associated with...loving subject really to become like Narcissus requires both the establishment and... Read more
Extra-fragrant narcissus...still time to order and to plant.
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Magazine article from: Sunset; 11/1/1986; 372 words ; Narcissus by December 25 Fragrant and festive, blooming narcissus in a basket make a handsome gift. For flowers around...baskets with them. Good bulbs to grow indoors Paper-white narcissus (N. tazetta) are by far the most reliable for growing... Read more
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Narcissus 'Sous Rature': Male Subjectivity in Contemproary American Poetry.
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Narcissus on the job.(narcissistic managers)
Magazine article from: Modern Machine Shop; 9/1/2000; ; 445 words ; According to Greek mythology, Narcissus was a young man who loved no one. The gods made him fall in...and pined away. Eventually he was transformed into a flower, a narcissus or daffodil. The personality disorder known as narcissism is... Read more
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