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Page 141
... story selected to carry the satire . For Scott shows that not only had a Bible story been previously used in a poem , closely resembling Dryden's , for political purposes but that the very story of Absalom had been employed in 1680 to ...
... story selected to carry the satire . For Scott shows that not only had a Bible story been previously used in a poem , closely resembling Dryden's , for political purposes but that the very story of Absalom had been employed in 1680 to ...
Page 199
... story told in this way is not merely a series of direct communications from the correspondent . Richardson , as an experienced printer , knew every step in the making of a book , and saw the com- pleted and published novel as the result ...
... story told in this way is not merely a series of direct communications from the correspondent . Richardson , as an experienced printer , knew every step in the making of a book , and saw the com- pleted and published novel as the result ...
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... story does not keep the social comedy from developing in England , and this gives a new importance to Charlotte Grandison , now Lady G. She is obviously an extension of the character of Anna Howe , and her letters also elaborate the ...
... story does not keep the social comedy from developing in England , and this gives a new importance to Charlotte Grandison , now Lady G. She is obviously an extension of the character of Anna Howe , and her letters also elaborate the ...
Contents
The Authenticity of Anna Sewards Published Correspondence | 50 |
The Nature of Dr Johnsons Rationalism | 88 |
Thomas Warton and the Eighteenth Century Dilemma | 104 |
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