The Rhetorical Tradition in French Literature of the Later Middle Ages: An Inaugural Lecture Delivered in the University of Exeter on 17 January 1969 |
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... French literature to a considerable extent in terms of the Rhétoriqueurs , and what he knew of them made him view all earlier French literature with disdain , apart from the authors of the Roman de la Rose : ' De tous les anciens poètes ...
... French literature to a considerable extent in terms of the Rhétoriqueurs , and what he knew of them made him view all earlier French literature with disdain , apart from the authors of the Roman de la Rose : ' De tous les anciens poètes ...
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... France in the sixteenth century , has not ceased to influence the literature of that country , in varying degrees , practically from its beginnings . It is a very deep - rooted tradition , one that has given French literature through ...
... France in the sixteenth century , has not ceased to influence the literature of that country , in varying degrees , practically from its beginnings . It is a very deep - rooted tradition , one that has given French literature through ...
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... French literature , the influence of the old rhetorical tradition can clearly be seen . A fundamental difference between English and French writers is that the French , far more than the English , have so often produced their most ...
... French literature , the influence of the old rhetorical tradition can clearly be seen . A fundamental difference between English and French writers is that the French , far more than the English , have so often produced their most ...
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