The Augustan VisionMethuen, 1978 - 318 páginas |
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... living ) . In this area of composition , as in others , subsequent writers came to set a high value on just that blurring which their forerunners had sedulously avoided . But in doing so they showed that the hierarchy still existed . It ...
... living ) . In this area of composition , as in others , subsequent writers came to set a high value on just that blurring which their forerunners had sedulously avoided . But in doing so they showed that the hierarchy still existed . It ...
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... living irradiates letter after letter . We need not accept his own defini- tion of such things to recognize a deep sense of purpose , a sharp observation , an unflinching worldly realism , and a mordant wit . Moreover , as Chesterfield ...
... living irradiates letter after letter . We need not accept his own defini- tion of such things to recognize a deep sense of purpose , a sharp observation , an unflinching worldly realism , and a mordant wit . Moreover , as Chesterfield ...
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... living to the extreme . Here we come on a central paradox regarding Swift . He liked to employ conventional forms to convey violent ideas , and radical vehicles to get across conformist views . With such a writer , the use of extremist ...
... living to the extreme . Here we come on a central paradox regarding Swift . He liked to employ conventional forms to convey violent ideas , and radical vehicles to get across conformist views . With such a writer , the use of extremist ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Landscape of the Age | 5 |
The Shape of Society | 7 |
Direitos de autor | |
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