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... writer's imagination in selecting , ordering and interpreting life - experience . In the case of literature , words ... writing , sound recording , etc. Anything that can be said about the nature of literature holds true for both oral ...
... writer's imagination in selecting , ordering and interpreting life - experience . In the case of literature , words ... writing , sound recording , etc. Anything that can be said about the nature of literature holds true for both oral ...
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... writing . The conditions , values and aspirations of the different peoples caused them to develop literatures of unique and distinctive characteristics . The traditional range of English or British writing has continued to focus on ...
... writing . The conditions , values and aspirations of the different peoples caused them to develop literatures of unique and distinctive characteristics . The traditional range of English or British writing has continued to focus on ...
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... writing there is a tendency to make tighter , more unified statements , often balancing a construction by placing a subordinate clause before the main subject and verb , rather than having all qualifiers follow . Informal writing is ...
... writing there is a tendency to make tighter , more unified statements , often balancing a construction by placing a subordinate clause before the main subject and verb , rather than having all qualifiers follow . Informal writing is ...
Contents
The Nature of Literature and its Historical Tradition | 1 |
Narrative Fiction and the Printed Word | 39 |
Drama and the Theatre | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Understanding the Elements of Literature: Its Forms, Techniques and Cultural ... Richard Taylor No preview available - 1981 |
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