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Authors go to infinite lengths to create a satisfying literary composition which adequately expresses their perception of life's complexities . They care at least as much about the construction and texture of a work as they do about its ...
Authors go to infinite lengths to create a satisfying literary composition which adequately expresses their perception of life's complexities . They care at least as much about the construction and texture of a work as they do about its ...
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Like all the arts , music expresses human emotions and states of mind , but it can also turn in on itself and exhibit an intellectual , almost mathematical , sense of pattern by concentrating on the elements of its composition .
Like all the arts , music expresses human emotions and states of mind , but it can also turn in on itself and exhibit an intellectual , almost mathematical , sense of pattern by concentrating on the elements of its composition .
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Authors are supremely aware of their own subtlety with technique and composition , yet works of art cannot be limited to the significance the author had consciously in mind . Once a work is offered to the public , its meaning embraces ...
Authors are supremely aware of their own subtlety with technique and composition , yet works of art cannot be limited to the significance the author had consciously in mind . Once a work is offered to the public , its meaning embraces ...
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Contents
The Nature of Literature and its Historical Tradition | 1 |
Narrative Fiction and the Printed Word | 39 |
Aesthetic Elements of Narrative Fiction | 48 |
Copyright | |
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