The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... perfect in their own kind , have not the dominatively lyric or subjective quality . Rules , outlines , classifications , are all well enough in their way ; they are academically necessary in connection with all forms of literature ; and ...
... perfect in their own kind , have not the dominatively lyric or subjective quality . Rules , outlines , classifications , are all well enough in their way ; they are academically necessary in connection with all forms of literature ; and ...
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... the beautiful , which inspires us to seek after the adequate expression of it in something external to ourselves , but also the result of perfect mas- tery of the technique which is the foundation of artistic INTRODUCTION 5.
... the beautiful , which inspires us to seek after the adequate expression of it in something external to ourselves , but also the result of perfect mas- tery of the technique which is the foundation of artistic INTRODUCTION 5.
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... perfect mastery of the science and art of grammar and rhetoric by those who wish to write well , granting even that their inspiration be the highest . One of the bugaboos which first confront the young writer is the question of diction ...
... perfect mastery of the science and art of grammar and rhetoric by those who wish to write well , granting even that their inspiration be the highest . One of the bugaboos which first confront the young writer is the question of diction ...
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... perfect without the edge of pathos , which it receives from the fall and reconciliation of man . Hence , on Holy Saturday the Church exclaims , ' O felix culpa ! ' and hence there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth ...
... perfect without the edge of pathos , which it receives from the fall and reconciliation of man . Hence , on Holy Saturday the Church exclaims , ' O felix culpa ! ' and hence there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth ...
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... perfect that it has been the model for all art even to the present day , there was in Greek , or classic , art a restraint , a lack of freedom , a narrowness of scope , that resulted naturally from the Greek conception of the spiritual ...
... perfect that it has been the model for all art even to the present day , there was in Greek , or classic , art a restraint , a lack of freedom , a narrowness of scope , that resulted naturally from the Greek conception of the spiritual ...
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