Periods of European Literature, Volume 1W. Blackwood, 1904 |
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Página 38
... narrative of Snorri or Sturla , of Villani or Froissart . The historical genius is muffled in Latin prose . Even so , however , the historical genius asserts itself . History more than anything else in the Latin literature of the Dark ...
... narrative of Snorri or Sturla , of Villani or Froissart . The historical genius is muffled in Latin prose . Even so , however , the historical genius asserts itself . History more than anything else in the Latin literature of the Dark ...
Página 39
... better language to make him one of the masters of narrative prose . The versatile humour of Liutprand might have worn in another age something different from his Greek - Latin- Lombard motley , but as he is , he is THE ELEMENTS . 39.
... better language to make him one of the masters of narrative prose . The versatile humour of Liutprand might have worn in another age something different from his Greek - Latin- Lombard motley , but as he is , he is THE ELEMENTS . 39.
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... narratives , 1 as in the Irish Vision of Adamnan and the Vision of Tundal- " Over that lake thai se lygge A wonder longe narowe brygge , Two myle of lengtht hit was semande , And scarsely the brede of ane hande . ” It is known in many ...
... narratives , 1 as in the Irish Vision of Adamnan and the Vision of Tundal- " Over that lake thai se lygge A wonder longe narowe brygge , Two myle of lengtht hit was semande , And scarsely the brede of ane hande . ” It is known in many ...
Página 74
... narrative poem is gradually brought to completion , for which the title of Epic has been found acceptable . The old Teutonic epic poetry , the old French epic , Beowulf , and Roland , these are works of the Dark Ages , which might more ...
... narrative poem is gradually brought to completion , for which the title of Epic has been found acceptable . The old Teutonic epic poetry , the old French epic , Beowulf , and Roland , these are works of the Dark Ages , which might more ...
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... narrative is to be found . Much heroic poetry of the Middle Ages is not narrative but lyric . As the girls ' dancing song is one of the oldest , at least one of the commonest , types of popular poetry in different countries , so the ...
... narrative is to be found . Much heroic poetry of the Middle Ages is not narrative but lyric . As the girls ' dancing song is one of the oldest , at least one of the commonest , types of popular poetry in different countries , so the ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
Adamnan adventures Alcuin Aldhelm allegory alliterative ancient Anglo-Saxon authors ballad battle Bede belongs Beowulf Bishop Boethius called Cassiodorus Celtic character Charlemagne classical common Court Cynewulf Dante Dark Ages dialogue Einhard Ekkehard Elder Edda epic poetry Ermoldus extant favourite Fortunatus French epic Froissart genius gives gods Gothic grammar Greek Gregory of Tours Hávamál Helgi hero heroic Hildebrand historians Homer honour Hrungnir Icelandic imagination Irish kind king language later Latin Latin verse learning legend less literary literature Liutprand Lombard lyrical Martianus Capella medieval Middle Ages mind modern motives myth mythology narrative ninth century Northern Notker Odin old English original phrases poem poetical poets popular prose rhetoric rhymes Roland romance Sagas Saxon Sigrun Sigurd song sort spirit St Gall stanzas story style syllables taste Teutonic themes things Thor thou tion tongues tradition translated Tuotilo Volospá Waltharius Welsh words writing wrote
Passagens conhecidas
Página ii - Europe as being, for intellectual and spiritual purposes, one great confederation, bound to a joint action and working to a common result; and whose members have, for their proper outfit, a knowledge of Greek, Roman, and Eastern antiquity, and of one another.
Página 338 - And if it should be said that there was a porter at Arthur's palace, there was none. Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was there, acting as porter, to welcome guests and strangers, and to receive them with honour...
Página 19 - Methinks we should not so soon yield our consents captive to the authority of antiquity, unless we saw more reason ; all our understandings are not to be built by the square of Greece and Italy. We are the children of nature as well as they ; we are not so placed out of the way of judgement, but that the same sun of discretion shineth upon us ; we have our portion of the same virtues as well as of the same vices : Et Catilinam quocunque in populo videas, quocunque sub axe.
Página 226 - Die illi nunc de me corde fideli Tantundem liebes, veniat quantum modo loubes, Et volucrum wunna quot sint, tot die sibi minna, Graminis et florum quantum sit, die et honorum.
Página 213 - O Roma nobilis, orbis et domina, Cunctarum urbium excellentissima, Roseo martyrum sanguine rubea, Albis et virginum liliis candida: Salutem dicimus tibi per omnia Te benedicimus, salve per saecula.
Página 19 - Longobards, whose coming down like an inundation overwhelmed, as they say, all the glory of learning in Europe, have yet left us still their laws and customs, as the originals of most of the provincial constitutions of Christendom ; which well considered with their other courses of government, may serve to clear them from this imputation of ignorance. And though the vanquished never...
Página 109 - A man to join himself with th' Universe In his main sway, and make in all things fit One with that All, and go on, round as it; Not plucking from the whole his wretched part, And into straits, or into nought revert, Wishing the complete Universe might be Subject to such a rag of it as he...