Washington IrvingHoughton, Mifflin, 1881 - 304 páginas For fifty years Irving charmed and instructed the American people and was the author who held on the whole the first place in their affections. |
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... humor . Of literary art there is little , of invention considerable ; and while the style is to a certain extent unformed and immature , it is neither feeble nor obscure , and admirably serves the au- thor's purpose of creating what the ...
... humor . Of literary art there is little , of invention considerable ; and while the style is to a certain extent unformed and immature , it is neither feeble nor obscure , and admirably serves the au- thor's purpose of creating what the ...
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... humor of Goldsmith and Irving , and differs , in degree at least , from the comic almanac exaggera- tion and coarseness which preceded it , puts its foot on every bud of sentiment , holds few things sacred , and refuses to regard ...
... humor of Goldsmith and Irving , and differs , in degree at least , from the comic almanac exaggera- tion and coarseness which preceded it , puts its foot on every bud of sentiment , holds few things sacred , and refuses to regard ...
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... humor as com- pletely as they failed to catch his literary art . Whatever note of localism there was in the Knickerbocker School , however dilet- tante and unfruitful it was , it was not the legitimate heir of the broad and eclectic ...
... humor as com- pletely as they failed to catch his literary art . Whatever note of localism there was in the Knickerbocker School , however dilet- tante and unfruitful it was , it was not the legitimate heir of the broad and eclectic ...
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... humor of the future author , and his chivalrous devotion to woman . What is worthy of note is that a boy of nineteen should turn aside from his caustic satire to protest against the cruel and unmanly habit of jesting at ancient maidens ...
... humor of the future author , and his chivalrous devotion to woman . What is worthy of note is that a boy of nineteen should turn aside from his caustic satire to protest against the cruel and unmanly habit of jesting at ancient maidens ...
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... humor was to some extent origi- nal ; and so perfectly was it adapted to local conditions that it may be profitably read to- day as a not untrue reflection of the manners and spirit of the time and city . Its amus- ing audacity and ...
... humor was to some extent origi- nal ; and so perfectly was it adapted to local conditions that it may be profitably read to- day as a not untrue reflection of the manners and spirit of the time and city . Its amus- ing audacity and ...
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