Shaw's New History of English Literature: Prepared on the Basis of Shaw's ManualSheldon, 1883 - 404 páginas |
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... intense . For the first time the average Englishman was using his brain . Society was active , thoughtful , aspiring , and its influence upon those who had genius for letters was powerfully stimulating . The great writers who shine in ...
... intense . For the first time the average Englishman was using his brain . Society was active , thoughtful , aspiring , and its influence upon those who had genius for letters was powerfully stimulating . The great writers who shine in ...
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... intense sympathy with the aroused spirit of his nation . Throughout his works there are allusions to her greatness and warm applause for her championship of justice and progress , and there is a breathing of the purest loyalty for the ...
... intense sympathy with the aroused spirit of his nation . Throughout his works there are allusions to her greatness and warm applause for her championship of justice and progress , and there is a breathing of the purest loyalty for the ...
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... intense expression of his rage , however , his tri- umph and his despair , give occasion for many noble bursts of Mar- lowe's powerful declamation . The tragedy of Edward II . ( 70 ) , which was the last of this great poet's works ...
... intense expression of his rage , however , his tri- umph and his despair , give occasion for many noble bursts of Mar- lowe's powerful declamation . The tragedy of Edward II . ( 70 ) , which was the last of this great poet's works ...
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... intense humanity , a reality , to every character in the play . From the most prominent down to the most obscure , each one has a distinct individu- ality , -true at the same time to that individuality , to his nation , and to the ...
... intense humanity , a reality , to every character in the play . From the most prominent down to the most obscure , each one has a distinct individu- ality , -true at the same time to that individuality , to his nation , and to the ...
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... intense richness and fertility of imagina- tion , combined with the greatest force and vigor of familiar expression ; an intimate union of the common and the refined ; the boldest flights of fancy and the most scrupulous fidelity to ...
... intense richness and fertility of imagina- tion , combined with the greatest force and vigor of familiar expression ; an intimate union of the common and the refined ; the boldest flights of fancy and the most scrupulous fidelity to ...
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