The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... criticism of the manner and the mat- ter of this book , and to Mr. Thomas B. Lawler , the historian , for his invaluable assistance in securing original editions of the older authors discussed and quoted in this treatment of the literary ...
... criticism of the manner and the mat- ter of this book , and to Mr. Thomas B. Lawler , the historian , for his invaluable assistance in securing original editions of the older authors discussed and quoted in this treatment of the literary ...
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... critic , confidential friend , gossip , court fool- of anyone who can write prose and who wishes to ex- press his opinion about something or somebody . Many delightful things have come from France , and it is from France that we have ...
... critic , confidential friend , gossip , court fool- of anyone who can write prose and who wishes to ex- press his opinion about something or somebody . Many delightful things have come from France , and it is from France that we have ...
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... literary criticism . During this century there came into being also the classic essay , whose greatest masters bring it down the years even to our own day . Then the short - story essay was born to carry literature over into the next ...
... literary criticism . During this century there came into being also the classic essay , whose greatest masters bring it down the years even to our own day . Then the short - story essay was born to carry literature over into the next ...
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... For this entranc- ing poet and short - story writer is above all a character essayist . In her most autobiographical writing , in her criticism , in her occasional philosophizing , she is ever- 60 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
... For this entranc- ing poet and short - story writer is above all a character essayist . In her most autobiographical writing , in her criticism , in her occasional philosophizing , she is ever- 60 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
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Eleanore (Sister Mary). criticism , in her occasional philosophizing , she is ever- lastingly drawing portraits . In the essay " My French School Days , " where we learn that she came of a people who loved languages , we are given not ...
Eleanore (Sister Mary). criticism , in her occasional philosophizing , she is ever- lastingly drawing portraits . In the essay " My French School Days , " where we learn that she came of a people who loved languages , we are given not ...
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