Cassell's Encyclopædia of World Literature, Volume 1Sigfrid Henry Steinberg Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 - 2086 pagina's |
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Pagina 273
... language continued to be used , as it remained the language of the Holy Books and hence the language of Jewish theology , philosophy and religious poetry . Hebrew was the language of prayer and hence the language most appropriate to the ...
... language continued to be used , as it remained the language of the Holy Books and hence the language of Jewish theology , philosophy and religious poetry . Hebrew was the language of prayer and hence the language most appropriate to the ...
Pagina 331
... language , doubtless go far to explain the superficial quality of much . Greek and Roman literature . But there are advantages in a cultivated élite and also in an esoteric language . In such a situa- tion nearly all literary men are ...
... language , doubtless go far to explain the superficial quality of much . Greek and Roman literature . But there are advantages in a cultivated élite and also in an esoteric language . In such a situa- tion nearly all literary men are ...
Pagina 418
... language of Persia during the reign of the Parthian ( 250 B.C.- A.D. 226 ) and the Sassanian ( 226-651 ) dynasties . Pahlavi language descended from what is now called Old Persian which was spoken during the Achaemenian rule ( 558-330 ...
... language of Persia during the reign of the Parthian ( 250 B.C.- A.D. 226 ) and the Sassanian ( 226-651 ) dynasties . Pahlavi language descended from what is now called Old Persian which was spoken during the Achaemenian rule ( 558-330 ...
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