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... once more assiduously practised , the fresh rich glory of the Renaissance spirit had irrevocably passed away . Already , early in the seventeenth century , the poetry of MALHERBE had given expression to new theories and new ideals . A ...
... once more assiduously practised , the fresh rich glory of the Renaissance spirit had irrevocably passed away . Already , early in the seventeenth century , the poetry of MALHERBE had given expression to new theories and new ideals . A ...
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... once how inveterate and malignant were the diseases to which the dramatic methods of the Elizabethans were a prey . Wisdom and poetry are intertwined with flatness and folly ; splendid situa- tions drift purposeless to impotent ...
... once how inveterate and malignant were the diseases to which the dramatic methods of the Elizabethans were a prey . Wisdom and poetry are intertwined with flatness and folly ; splendid situa- tions drift purposeless to impotent ...
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... once a brilliant and caustic man of the world , a profound scholar , a sensitive and emotional poet . He was extremely combative , quarrel- ling both with the veteran Corneille and with the friend who had first helped him towards ...
... once a brilliant and caustic man of the world , a profound scholar , a sensitive and emotional poet . He was extremely combative , quarrel- ling both with the veteran Corneille and with the friend who had first helped him towards ...
Contents
ORIGINS THE MIDDLE AGES | 7 |
THE AGE OF TRANSITION | 31 |
THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT | 142 |
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