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Ernest Renan

French scholar of religion referenced in critiques of modern ideas.

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Also known as Ernest Renan

First appearance: iii the religious mood

Ernest Renan shows up with force in Chapter 48. The page is where that presence becomes real.

His refined, religiously-thrilled language and view that religion is a product of 'normal man' is quoted and presented as the absolute antipode to the harder, more German…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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