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... poems consist of several groups or cycles of narrative verse , cast in the epic mould . It is probable that they first came into existence in the eleventh and twelfth centuries ; and they continued to be produced in various forms of ...
... poems consist of several groups or cycles of narrative verse , cast in the epic mould . It is probable that they first came into existence in the eleventh and twelfth centuries ; and they continued to be produced in various forms of ...
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... poems is the Chanson de Roland , which recounts the mythical incidents of a battle between Charlemagne , with “ all ... poem lies in the grand simplicity of its style . Without a trace of the delicacy and variety of a Homer , farther ...
... poems is the Chanson de Roland , which recounts the mythical incidents of a battle between Charlemagne , with “ all ... poem lies in the grand simplicity of its style . Without a trace of the delicacy and variety of a Homer , farther ...
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... poems , created under different influences , came into being . These were the Romans Bretons , a series of ro- mances in verse , inspired by the Celtic myths and traditions which still lingered in Brittany and England . The spirit of ...
... poems , created under different influences , came into being . These were the Romans Bretons , a series of ro- mances in verse , inspired by the Celtic myths and traditions which still lingered in Brittany and England . The spirit of ...
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... poems known as the Roman de Re- nard takes a high place in the literature of the age . The humanity , the dramatic skill , and the command of narrative power displayed in some of these pleasant satires , where the foibles and the ...
... poems known as the Roman de Re- nard takes a high place in the literature of the age . The humanity , the dramatic skill , and the command of narrative power displayed in some of these pleasant satires , where the foibles and the ...
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... poem - for in spite of the prose passages , the little work is in effect simply a poem - is not all sentiment and dreams . With admirable art the author has interspersed here and there contrasting episodes of realism or of absurdity ...
... poem - for in spite of the prose passages , the little work is in effect simply a poem - is not all sentiment and dreams . With admirable art the author has interspersed here and there contrasting episodes of realism or of absurdity ...
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Page 126 - Dieu et la nature sont en tout cela ce qu'il n'admire point; il ne va pas plus loin que l'oignon de sa tulipe, qu'il ne livrerait pas pour mille écus, et qu'il donnera pour rien quand les tulipes seront négligées et que les œillets auront prévalu. Cet homme raisonnable, qui a une âme, qui a un culte et une religion, revient chez soi fatigué, affamé, mais fort content de sa journée : il a vu des tulipes.
Page 60 - Quelle chimère est-ce donc que l'homme ? Quelle nouveauté, quel monstre, quel chaos, quel sujet de contradiction, quel prodige ! Juge de toutes choses, imbécile ver de terre; dépositaire du vrai, cloaque d'incertitude et d'erreur ; gloire et rebut de l'univers.
Page 118 - Jupin pour chaque état mit deux tables au monde : L'adroit, le vigilant, et le fort, sont assis A la première ; et les petits Mangent leur reste à la seconde.