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Page 25
... lack of a moral.12 It was in the spirit of Addison that Pope denounced precedent immor- ality in his Essay on Criticism.13 And he merely followed the genius of his age when he renounced Fancy , " stooped to Truth , and moralized his ...
... lack of a moral.12 It was in the spirit of Addison that Pope denounced precedent immor- ality in his Essay on Criticism.13 And he merely followed the genius of his age when he renounced Fancy , " stooped to Truth , and moralized his ...
Page 49
... lack of originality in reflect- ing neoclassic ideals . Not once did the poet call these ideals into question . And when he made fun of the Rules and classic terminology , he did so after the accepted manner of Pope . In at least one ...
... lack of originality in reflect- ing neoclassic ideals . Not once did the poet call these ideals into question . And when he made fun of the Rules and classic terminology , he did so after the accepted manner of Pope . In at least one ...
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... lack of activity , this need for action . They have therefore a strength of their own , the strength of a great force guided . Not in the plays themselves is to be found the reason for the bitterness of his disillusionment . That is to ...
... lack of activity , this need for action . They have therefore a strength of their own , the strength of a great force guided . Not in the plays themselves is to be found the reason for the bitterness of his disillusionment . That is to ...
Contents
THE AGE OF REASON | 21 |
REBIRTH | 123 |
DRAMA AND PROPAGANDA | 152 |
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