The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... perhaps the best recommendation of it as a text on the literary essay for the college class in English . In being pleasantly and honestly disguised it may be the more surely effective , somewhat in the manner of the sermon in any of the ...
... perhaps the best recommendation of it as a text on the literary essay for the college class in English . In being pleasantly and honestly disguised it may be the more surely effective , somewhat in the manner of the sermon in any of the ...
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... a form of literature . Some informal ex- position of the term " literary " as it is variously em- ployed will , perhaps , be of assistance not only in our work of definition but also in that of clearing the 2 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
... a form of literature . Some informal ex- position of the term " literary " as it is variously em- ployed will , perhaps , be of assistance not only in our work of definition but also in that of clearing the 2 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
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... body . Poetry is more imagina- tive than prose and is usually on a higher plane of thought , but with the admission of this difference - unless perhaps we accept the view of those who hold that 4 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
... body . Poetry is more imagina- tive than prose and is usually on a higher plane of thought , but with the admission of this difference - unless perhaps we accept the view of those who hold that 4 THE LITERARY ESSAY IN ENGLISH.
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Eleanore (Sister Mary). perhaps we accept the view of those who hold that poetry appeals primarily to the emotions and prose to the understanding our comparison or contrast be- tween the matter of prose and that of poetry must ...
Eleanore (Sister Mary). perhaps we accept the view of those who hold that poetry appeals primarily to the emotions and prose to the understanding our comparison or contrast be- tween the matter of prose and that of poetry must ...
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... perhaps , be ac- cused of inconsistency in urging that those who wish to form their own style should study such writers as New- man and Stevenson . By study we do not mean imi- tation , for while it is very easy for the young writer to ...
... perhaps , be ac- cused of inconsistency in urging that those who wish to form their own style should study such writers as New- man and Stevenson . By study we do not mean imi- tation , for while it is very easy for the young writer to ...
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