Literary EssaysA companion volume to Biographical Essays, this collection of twenty-five pieces includes two of Strachey's finest critical essays, "Shakespeare's Final Period" and "English Letter Writers." Index. |
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... French Poetry , ' discussed the qualities of Racine at some length , placed him , not without contumely , among the second rank of writers , and drew the conclusion that , though indeed the merits of French poetry are many and great ...
... French Poetry , ' discussed the qualities of Racine at some length , placed him , not without contumely , among the second rank of writers , and drew the conclusion that , though indeed the merits of French poetry are many and great ...
Page 100
... French tongue is the appointed vehicle of brilliant thought ; an Englishman , if he would be polished , pregnant , and concise , must command , like Bacon or like Burke , not only a wit but an inspiration ; and it is perhaps as ...
... French tongue is the appointed vehicle of brilliant thought ; an Englishman , if he would be polished , pregnant , and concise , must command , like Bacon or like Burke , not only a wit but an inspiration ; and it is perhaps as ...
Page 153
... French French bean he showed more commonsense than he intended . Beyle is a too - French French writer - too French even for the bulk of his own compatriots ; and so for us it is only natural that he should be a little diffi- cult . Yet ...
... French French bean he showed more commonsense than he intended . Beyle is a too - French French writer - too French even for the bulk of his own compatriots ; and so for us it is only natural that he should be a little diffi- cult . Yet ...
Contents
SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
OTHELLO CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES | 24 |
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