A Manual of English LiteratureGood Press, 31 aug 2021 - 599 pagina's A Manual of English Literature is an insightful academic text written by Scottish author George Lillie Craik. The book offers a comprehensive overview of English literature, reflecting Craik's profound understanding of the subject and his ability to make complex literary concepts accessible to readers. |
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... genius of Minot, Langland, and Chaucer; 1455. Outbreak of the desolating War of the Roses, and complete extinction for a time of the light of literature in England; 1558. Accession of Elizabeth; Commencement of a new literary era, with ...
... genius of Minot, Langland, and Chaucer; 1455. Outbreak of the desolating War of the Roses, and complete extinction for a time of the light of literature in England; 1558. Accession of Elizabeth; Commencement of a new literary era, with ...
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... genius of the Britons to the studied acquirements of the Gauls; the effect of which was, that those who lately had disdained to use the Roman tongue now became ambitious of excelling in eloquence. In later times, schools were no doubt ...
... genius of the Britons to the studied acquirements of the Gauls; the effect of which was, that those who lately had disdained to use the Roman tongue now became ambitious of excelling in eloquence. In later times, schools were no doubt ...
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... genius and structure to English. It has indeed been sometimes asserted that the Welsh is one of the fountains of the English. One school of last- century philologists maintained that full a third of our existing English was Welsh. No ...
... genius and structure to English. It has indeed been sometimes asserted that the Welsh is one of the fountains of the English. One school of last- century philologists maintained that full a third of our existing English was Welsh. No ...
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... genius. The Gothic tongues, and the Latin or Romance tongues also, indeed, belong to distinct branches of what is called the Indo-European family; but the Celtic branch, though admitted to be of the same tree, has much more of a ...
... genius. The Gothic tongues, and the Latin or Romance tongues also, indeed, belong to distinct branches of what is called the Indo-European family; but the Celtic branch, though admitted to be of the same tree, has much more of a ...
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... genius is the celebrated Joannes Scotus, or Erigena, as he is as frequently designated,—either appellative equally proclaiming his true birthplace. He is supposed to have first made his appearance in France about the year 845, and to ...
... genius is the celebrated Joannes Scotus, or Erigena, as he is as frequently designated,—either appellative equally proclaiming his true birthplace. He is supposed to have first made his appearance in France about the year 845, and to ...
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Song of Canute 87 | |
Hugh Bigotts Boast 88 | |
THIRD ENGLISH | |
THE ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE | |
Eulogy on Jonson 290 | |
ENGLISH LITERATURE SINCE THE REVOLUTION OF 1688 | |
THE LATTER PART OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | |
Reflections on French Revolution Hereditary Principle 415 | |
The Vision part 449 | |
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY | |
Laodamia 469 | |
The Sultan Mahmoud 505 | |
Repressor Midsummer Eve 170 | |
MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | |
Fairy Queen Belphœbe 234 | |
LITERATURE OF THE PRESENT | |
A Childs Grave at Florence 514 | |
INDEX | |
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A Manual of English Literature: And of the History of the ..., Volumes 1-2 George Lillie Craik Volledige weergave - 1874 |
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