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... epic label placed on these works by Fielding , there is less of epic tradition in them than in the more serious Amelia . But in Amelia he follows , not the tradi- tion of the comic epic - really that of Cervantes and Scarron , among ...
... epic label placed on these works by Fielding , there is less of epic tradition in them than in the more serious Amelia . But in Amelia he follows , not the tradi- tion of the comic epic - really that of Cervantes and Scarron , among ...
Page 282
... 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 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 |
Suggestions toward a Genealogy of The Man of Feeling | 61 |
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