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Literary Composition and Relation to Life Literature is certainly the least pure of all arts and the least capable of such purity or abstraction . In the first place , the elements of a literary composition are not simple and direct ...
Literary Composition and Relation to Life Literature is certainly the least pure of all arts and the least capable of such purity or abstraction . In the first place , the elements of a literary composition are not simple and direct ...
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In order to understand particular works of art in the cultural context of their historical periods , it is best to have a clear outline of literary history in mind — that is , the historical development of aesthetic values and world ...
In order to understand particular works of art in the cultural context of their historical periods , it is best to have a clear outline of literary history in mind — that is , the historical development of aesthetic values and world ...
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In the same way , African literature in English is a new and exciting force in literary tradition , one which has captured the imagination of an international readership because of its relevance to contemporary ...
In the same way , African literature in English is a new and exciting force in literary tradition , one which has captured the imagination of an international readership because of its relevance to contemporary ...
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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 |
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