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are matters of high historical interest . But as a work of literature , Beowulf has very great faults . Its three main actions resemble each other too closely to sustain the reader's interest , nor is the poem redeemed by its style ...
are matters of high historical interest . But as a work of literature , Beowulf has very great faults . Its three main actions resemble each other too closely to sustain the reader's interest , nor is the poem redeemed by its style ...
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It is true that Jonson's men and women are mostly " types , " and that they fail to awaken the deepest human interest . Yet they are studied with marvellous observation from manners which once flourished with a vigorous life , and it ...
It is true that Jonson's men and women are mostly " types , " and that they fail to awaken the deepest human interest . Yet they are studied with marvellous observation from manners which once flourished with a vigorous life , and it ...
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From the end of the eighteenth century we may note an awakening interest in local speech and manners - an interest not merely tolerant or amused , but founded on a recognition that the dialect of a peasant may be as tragic or as ...
From the end of the eighteenth century we may note an awakening interest in local speech and manners - an interest not merely tolerant or amused , but founded on a recognition that the dialect of a peasant may be as tragic or as ...
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