A Literary History of EnglandLongmans, Green and Company, 1929 - 392 pagina's |
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Pagina 12
... known The Fall of the Angels ; Tennyson modernised The Battle of Brunanburh . With such rare signs of indebtedness , one may well compare the universal chorus of praise in honour of Chaucer . Strangely enough , alliterative verse ...
... known The Fall of the Angels ; Tennyson modernised The Battle of Brunanburh . With such rare signs of indebtedness , one may well compare the universal chorus of praise in honour of Chaucer . Strangely enough , alliterative verse ...
Pagina 16
... known about them than they deserve . It is true that prose , as represented , for example , by The Travels of Sir John Mandeville , makes a poor display by the side of The Canterbury Tales ; but the poets are on a different plane . Of ...
... known about them than they deserve . It is true that prose , as represented , for example , by The Travels of Sir John Mandeville , makes a poor display by the side of The Canterbury Tales ; but the poets are on a different plane . Of ...
Pagina 257
... known as a poet and critic , was asked to become a contributor . The Recollections of the South - Sea House was the first essay of Elia , and the series was continued until a volume of twenty- five essays was ready for publication ...
... known as a poet and critic , was asked to become a contributor . The Recollections of the South - Sea House was the first essay of Elia , and the series was continued until a volume of twenty- five essays was ready for publication ...
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