Phantastes · Chapter
Epigraph III explained
A brief epigraph that presents a paradoxical statement: a small window that looks upon a vast world, suggesting that even a limited perspective can reveal great truths.
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A brief epigraph that presents a paradoxical statement: a small window that looks upon a vast world, suggesting that even a limited perspective can reveal great truths.
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“In good sooth, my masters, this is no door. Yet is it a little window, that looketh upon a great world.”
Truly, this is not a door, but a small window that opens onto an immense world.
The epigraph contrasts a door (full access) with a window (limited view), yet suggests the window reveals a vast reality.
