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He is careful to point out the moral , insistent in his claim to be instructing the reader , but in fact the insistence is quite bogus . There is no “ moral discovery " to be made in Moll Flanders for all the moral talk .
He is careful to point out the moral , insistent in his claim to be instructing the reader , but in fact the insistence is quite bogus . There is no “ moral discovery " to be made in Moll Flanders for all the moral talk .
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For there is no doubt about Fielding's moral intention or the moral pattern which shapes the book : indeed it may well be argued that this moral pattern is too insistent ; certainly the story cannot be said to have that haphazard ...
For there is no doubt about Fielding's moral intention or the moral pattern which shapes the book : indeed it may well be argued that this moral pattern is too insistent ; certainly the story cannot be said to have that haphazard ...
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Here the play's moral pretensions crumble , and intrigue and excitement get the upper hand . ... The reason seems , regrettably , that in Wycherley's eyes the revenge is morally insignificant and that he is indifferent to its effect on ...
Here the play's moral pretensions crumble , and intrigue and excitement get the upper hand . ... The reason seems , regrettably , that in Wycherley's eyes the revenge is morally insignificant and that he is indifferent to its effect on ...
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