The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... CRITICAL ESSAY • • · 122 VIII . THE ESSAY OF THE NATURALISTS 162 IX . THE FAMILIAR ESSAY 197 X. CONCLUSION 239 READING LIST OF CONTEMPORARY ESSAYS 249 INDEX 255 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Le style ix.
... CRITICAL ESSAY • • · 122 VIII . THE ESSAY OF THE NATURALISTS 162 IX . THE FAMILIAR ESSAY 197 X. CONCLUSION 239 READING LIST OF CONTEMPORARY ESSAYS 249 INDEX 255 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Le style ix.
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... familiar . The title of this book , The Lit- erary Essay in English , would seem at first sight to increase the difficulty of finding an adequate definition of the essay as a form of literature . Some informal ex- position of the term ...
... familiar . The title of this book , The Lit- erary Essay in English , would seem at first sight to increase the difficulty of finding an adequate definition of the essay as a form of literature . Some informal ex- position of the term ...
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... subjective or strictly literary essay was born . The letter essay , the short - story essay , and finally— that very darling of them all — the familiar essay 14 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH THE APHORISTIC ESSAY THE CHARACTER ESSAY.
... subjective or strictly literary essay was born . The letter essay , the short - story essay , and finally— that very darling of them all — the familiar essay 14 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH THE APHORISTIC ESSAY THE CHARACTER ESSAY.
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Eleanore (Sister Mary). that very darling of them all — the familiar essay came to refresh and gladden the whole reading world . Then kindly old Montaigne could spare his blushes because he had laid bare his soul - such unveiling of the ...
Eleanore (Sister Mary). that very darling of them all — the familiar essay came to refresh and gladden the whole reading world . Then kindly old Montaigne could spare his blushes because he had laid bare his soul - such unveiling of the ...
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... familiar , attractive style which fascinates even while the subject matter repels . This occasional libertine , as he calls himself , is not , however , the real Montaigne , the lovable old man who knows all the good literature ...
... familiar , attractive style which fascinates even while the subject matter repels . This occasional libertine , as he calls himself , is not , however , the real Montaigne , the lovable old man who knows all the good literature ...
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