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... perhaps without a rival even in Homer . in It is the pathos and dignity of the line which make it seem , the original , so memorable to Arnold ; and these qualities , one might add , survive to a very considerable degree in his transla ...
... perhaps without a rival even in Homer . in It is the pathos and dignity of the line which make it seem , the original , so memorable to Arnold ; and these qualities , one might add , survive to a very considerable degree in his transla ...
Page 147
... perhaps " the great- est of all poetical names . " This is indeed a very great mystery and if we can throw some real light on it , we shall certainly get to the heart of Arnold's theory . The fact is that in Arnold's view Shakespeare is ...
... perhaps " the great- est of all poetical names . " This is indeed a very great mystery and if we can throw some real light on it , we shall certainly get to the heart of Arnold's theory . The fact is that in Arnold's view Shakespeare is ...
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... perhaps most , of this contemplation was charac- terized by an elevated moral earnestness very closely allied to Arnold's high seriousness . Wordsworth , surely , was as lacking in humor as was Milton ; more lacking , even , than Arnold ...
... perhaps most , of this contemplation was charac- terized by an elevated moral earnestness very closely allied to Arnold's high seriousness . Wordsworth , surely , was as lacking in humor as was Milton ; more lacking , even , than Arnold ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE Introduction | 13 |
The Pathos of Young Death | 34 |
The Manifold Sorrow of Man | 52 |
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