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... 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 , it is not among the pages of Racine that they ...
... 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 , it is not among the pages of Racine that they ...
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... Racine's dramatic form , nevertheless finds fault with him for his lack of a quality with which , by its very nature , the classical form is incompatible . Racine's vision , he complains , does not ' take in the whole of life ' ; we do ...
... Racine's dramatic form , nevertheless finds fault with him for his lack of a quality with which , by its very nature , the classical form is incompatible . Racine's vision , he complains , does not ' take in the whole of life ' ; we do ...
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... Racine , with triumphant art , has managed to intro- duce the periphrasis in such a way that it exactly expresses ... Racine's characters speak out most clearly when they are most moved , so that their words , at the height of passion ...
... Racine , with triumphant art , has managed to intro- duce the periphrasis in such a way that it exactly expresses ... Racine's characters speak out most clearly when they are most moved , so that their words , at the height of passion ...
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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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