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... dominating part in our literature . The genius of the French language , descended from its single Latin stock , has triumphed most in the contrary 7 direction — in simplicity , in unity , in clarity ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES.
... dominating part in our literature . The genius of the French language , descended from its single Latin stock , has triumphed most in the contrary 7 direction — in simplicity , in unity , in clarity ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES.
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Lytton Strachey. hear one dominating note . It is the thought of mortality . The whining , leering , brooding creature can never for a moment forget that awful Shadow . He sees it in all its aspects - as a subject for mockery , for ...
Lytton Strachey. hear one dominating note . It is the thought of mortality . The whining , leering , brooding creature can never for a moment forget that awful Shadow . He sees it in all its aspects - as a subject for mockery , for ...
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... dominating genius of Molière . If he fell short of the classical ideal in his workman- ship , if he exceeded it in the breadth and diversity of his mind , it is still true that the essence of his dramatic method was hardly less ...
... dominating genius of Molière . If he fell short of the classical ideal in his workman- ship , if he exceeded it in the breadth and diversity of his mind , it is still true that the essence of his dramatic method was hardly less ...
Contents
ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES | 7 |
THE AGE OF TRANSITION | 31 |
THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT | 142 |
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