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Page 43
... intensity , he dwells upon the omnipotence of Death : ' Nous sommes plaisants de nous reposer dans la société de nos semblables . Misérables comme nous , impuissants comme nous , ils ne nous aideront pas ; on mourra seul . ' Or he ...
... intensity , he dwells upon the omnipotence of Death : ' Nous sommes plaisants de nous reposer dans la société de nos semblables . Misérables comme nous , impuissants comme nous , ils ne nous aideront pas ; on mourra seul . ' Or he ...
Page 60
... intensity of Molière's art - the more we look , the more difficult we shall find it to be certain that Tartufe is a less tremendous creation even than Falstaff himself . For , indeed , it is in his characters that Molière's genius ...
... intensity of Molière's art - the more we look , the more difficult we shall find it to be certain that Tartufe is a less tremendous creation even than Falstaff himself . For , indeed , it is in his characters that Molière's genius ...
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... intensity from the relentless laughter of Voltaire . to But perhaps the most wonderful thing about Candide is that it contains , after all , something more than mere pessimism - it contains a positive doctrine as well . Voltaire's ...
... intensity from the relentless laughter of Voltaire . to But perhaps the most wonderful thing about Candide is that it contains , after all , something more than mere pessimism - it contains a positive doctrine as well . Voltaire's ...
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ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES | 7 |
THE AGE OF TRANSITION | 31 |
THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT | 142 |
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