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> [“What this typographical distinction should make immediately apparent in the passage is the highly subsidiary role of narration in comparison to direct speech by the characters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-alter/what-this-typographical-distinction-should-make-immediately-apparent/)

Robert Alter

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## More by Robert Alter

> [“What this typographical distinction should make immediately apparent in the passage is the highly subsidiary role of narration in comparison to direct speech by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-alter/what-this-typographical-distinction-should-make-immediately-apparent/)

Robert Alter

> [“Balaam in his wrath hardly seems to notice the miraculous gift of speech but responds as though he were accustomed to having daily domestic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-alter/balaam-in-his-wrath-hardly-seems-to-notice-the-miraculous-gift-of/)

Robert Alter

> [“When Israel came out of Egypt, 1 the house of Jacob from a barbarous-tongued folk, Judah became His sanctuary, 2 Israel His dominion. 3…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-alter/when-israel-came-out-of-egypt-1-the-house-of-jacob-from-a-barbarous/)

Robert Alter

> [“Reading is a privileged pleasure because each of us enjoys it, quite complexly, in ways not replicable by anyone else. But there is enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-alter/reading-is-a-privileged-pleasure-because-each-of-us-enjoys-it-quite/)

Robert Alter

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