The central character of this story details a child's game in which a marble is held in one hand or the other, the game of "even and odd" that this work's central character uses over the period of a month.
Jacques Lacan claimed that this work's title is a "pure signifier" in a 1955 "Seminar" on this work. The central character of this story details a child's game in which a marble is held in one hand or the other, the game of "even and odd" that this work's central character uses over the period of a month. Monsieur G-- provides the impetus for the actions of this story by offering 50,000 francs. The title object is retrieved from a card rack when the central character creates a commotion on the street, and that object was filched by Minister D--. For 10 points, name this story in which C. Auguste Dupin recovers a stolen incriminating document, by Edgar Allan Poe.
Jacques Lacan claimed that this work's title is a "pure signifier" in a 1955 "Seminar" on this work.
“The {Purloined Letter}”