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Rather than a person of high status , the anti - hero is usually of below average achievements or even a conspicuous failure , a beggar or tramp . Instead of having courage , refinement and moral stature , he is usually defeated ...
Rather than a person of high status , the anti - hero is usually of below average achievements or even a conspicuous failure , a beggar or tramp . Instead of having courage , refinement and moral stature , he is usually defeated ...
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During the Renaissance the lyric was especially prized for its musical quality and as a vehicle for the expression of individual passion , usually idealised love . For the modern world the lyric has been seen more as a vehicle for ...
During the Renaissance the lyric was especially prized for its musical quality and as a vehicle for the expression of individual passion , usually idealised love . For the modern world the lyric has been seen more as a vehicle for ...
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In the case of such a public letter one would have to know more of the writer in order to decide how to interpret it , but in literature there are usually sufficient clues in the context by which to make a judgement .
In the case of such a public letter one would have to know more of the writer in order to decide how to interpret it , but in literature there are usually sufficient clues in the context by which to make a judgement .
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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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