Periods of European Literature, Volume 2W. Blackwood, 1897 |
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... genius to use it well for comic purposes . Much indeed of this comic use turns on the existence and degrada- tion of recognised serious writing . There was little or no opportunity for any such use or misuse in the infant vernaculars ...
... genius to use it well for comic purposes . Much indeed of this comic use turns on the existence and degrada- tion of recognised serious writing . There was little or no opportunity for any such use or misuse in the infant vernaculars ...
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... genius , which , despite its unsurpassed and almost unmatched literary faculty , has prevented it from contributing any of the very greatest masterpieces to the literature of the world , has communicated to them this aloofness , this ...
... genius , which , despite its unsurpassed and almost unmatched literary faculty , has prevented it from contributing any of the very greatest masterpieces to the literature of the world , has communicated to them this aloofness , this ...
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... branches of the story , it has extremely little to do with the local traditions , and was con- tinually reduced in importance by the men of real genius , especially Mapes , Chrestien , and , long THE MATTER OF BRITAIN . 93.
... branches of the story , it has extremely little to do with the local traditions , and was con- tinually reduced in importance by the men of real genius , especially Mapes , Chrestien , and , long THE MATTER OF BRITAIN . 93.
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George Saintsbury. genius , especially Mapes , Chrestien , and , long after- wards , Malory , who handled them . The escapade of Melvas communicates a touch rather nearer to the perfect form , but only a little nearer to it . In fact ...
George Saintsbury. genius , especially Mapes , Chrestien , and , long after- wards , Malory , who handled them . The escapade of Melvas communicates a touch rather nearer to the perfect form , but only a little nearer to it . In fact ...
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... genius . Those who call him a mere , or even a bad , compiler , either have not duly considered the matter or speak unhappily . But before we go further it may be well also to say a word on the Welsh stories , which , though now ad ...
... genius . Those who call him a mere , or even a bad , compiler , either have not duly considered the matter or speak unhappily . But before we go further it may be well also to say a word on the Welsh stories , which , though now ad ...
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