the smoky candle end...

A complex line, which combines Mantegna's image of history as a burning candle, Shelley's image of esthetic perception as a burning coal, and Bleistein's cigar. It marks that stage at which Bleistein achieves the third of Aquinas aesthetic perceptions, which is that of claritas.

reference topics

Bleistein and Shylock
Structural analysis
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