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... epic as one of the most important genres of literature . Many moribund epics were produced and scores of treatises ... epic . In fact practically every great critic of the 1650-1800 period , and a vast number of the less great , wrote ...
... epic as one of the most important genres of literature . Many moribund epics were produced and scores of treatises ... epic . In fact practically every great critic of the 1650-1800 period , and a vast number of the less great , wrote ...
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... epic with an invocation , except that it is “ a reasonless imitation of custom ; of a foolish custom . " 5 Hobbes and Davenant , then , are not concerned with customs and authority in practice or theory . Cowley , a friend of both , is ...
... epic with an invocation , except that it is “ a reasonless imitation of custom ; of a foolish custom . " 5 Hobbes and Davenant , then , are not concerned with customs and authority in practice or theory . Cowley , a friend of both , is ...
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... epic should have only twelve books , and should end happily . Thomas Warton was thoroughly convinced that classical rules cannot be applied to the romantic epic : But it is absurd to think of judging either Ariosto or Spenser by pre ...
... epic should have only twelve books , and should end happily . Thomas Warton was thoroughly convinced that classical rules cannot be applied to the romantic epic : But it is absurd to think of judging either Ariosto or Spenser by pre ...
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The Beggars Opera | 14 |
The Authenticity of Anna Sewards Published Correspondence | 50 |
The Nature of Dr Johnsons Rationalism 888 | 88 |
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