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... Voltaire , unfortunately , was neither a poet nor a psycho- logist ; and , when he took up the mantle of Racine , he put it , not upon a human ... Voltaire's most striking expressions are too often borrowed from his 115 VOLTAIRE'S TRAGEDIES.
... Voltaire , unfortunately , was neither a poet nor a psycho- logist ; and , when he took up the mantle of Racine , he put it , not upon a human ... Voltaire's most striking expressions are too often borrowed from his 115 VOLTAIRE'S TRAGEDIES.
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... Voltaire was too busy a man to give over - much time to his plays . " This tragedy was the work of six days , ' he wrote to d'Alembert , enclosing Olympie ... Voltaire has put his finger upon the very centre of 116 VOLTAIRE'S TRAGEDIES.
... Voltaire was too busy a man to give over - much time to his plays . " This tragedy was the work of six days , ' he wrote to d'Alembert , enclosing Olympie ... Voltaire has put his finger upon the very centre of 116 VOLTAIRE'S TRAGEDIES.
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... Voltaire's utter lack of dramatic insight is to be found , of course , in his criticisms of Shake- speare . Throughout these , what is particularly striking is the manner in which Voltaire seems able to get into such intimate contact ...
... Voltaire's utter lack of dramatic insight is to be found , of course , in his criticisms of Shake- speare . Throughout these , what is particularly striking is the manner in which Voltaire seems able to get into such intimate contact ...
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SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
RABELAIS The New Statesman Feb 16 1918 CHARAC | 31 |
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