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... lack of decency which is common to such a vast number of illustrious writers and which , in fact , forms the very essence of the work of some of the most illustrious of all . He accordingly attempted to show that the Restoration ...
... lack of decency which is common to such a vast number of illustrious writers and which , in fact , forms the very essence of the work of some of the most illustrious of all . He accordingly attempted to show that the Restoration ...
Page 117
... 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 with his great ...
... 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 with his great ...
Page 188
... lack of construction a less distasteful quality than his disregard of the common realities of existence . Not only is the subject- matter of the greater part of his poetry remote and dubious ; his very characters themselves seem to be ...
... lack of construction a less distasteful quality than his disregard of the common realities of existence . Not only is the subject- matter of the greater part of his poetry remote and dubious ; his very characters themselves seem to be ...
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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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