Periods of European Literature, Volume 4George Saintsbury William Blackwood, 1927 |
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... critical tradition , the ideals of the medieval world were transformed to the fashions of modern art . I have endeavoured in my treatment of the sub- ject to discredit the pleasant fiction , which abides with us too securely , that the ...
... critical tradition , the ideals of the medieval world were transformed to the fashions of modern art . I have endeavoured in my treatment of the sub- ject to discredit the pleasant fiction , which abides with us too securely , that the ...
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... in a third , or the effect of a fourth , it is because these seemed to be matters which must take precedence in a sketch of this tangled period . My intention has been chiefly critical . I have said little , vi PREFACE .
... in a third , or the effect of a fourth , it is because these seemed to be matters which must take precedence in a sketch of this tangled period . My intention has been chiefly critical . I have said little , vi PREFACE .
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George Saintsbury. has been chiefly critical . I have said little , beyond giving the dates , of the literary lives of the authors . I trust I have escaped the opposite danger of pro- ducing a disjointed record of critical impressions ...
George Saintsbury. has been chiefly critical . I have said little , beyond giving the dates , of the literary lives of the authors . I trust I have escaped the opposite danger of pro- ducing a disjointed record of critical impressions ...
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George Saintsbury. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. ENGLAND : THE CHAUCERIAN TRADITION . The critical lesson of the Fifteenth Century - The English and Scottish contrast - The Chaucerian tradition - The problem of form - John Lydgate - The Temple ...
George Saintsbury. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. ENGLAND : THE CHAUCERIAN TRADITION . The critical lesson of the Fifteenth Century - The English and Scottish contrast - The Chaucerian tradition - The problem of form - John Lydgate - The Temple ...
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... critical difficulties - The question of origin - The relationship of the forms : Miracle , Mystery , Morality - The forces of secularisation - Their fluidity - The intrusion of the vernacular - Its effects - The intention of the ...
... critical difficulties - The question of origin - The relationship of the forms : Miracle , Mystery , Morality - The forces of secularisation - Their fluidity - The intrusion of the vernacular - Its effects - The intention of the ...
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