The Literary Essay in EnglishGinn, 1923 - 260 pages |
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... prose writings not strictly to be classed as history or fiction and one so restricted as to embrace only one type of essay , the personal or familiar . The title of this book , The Lit- erary Essay in English , would seem at first sight ...
... prose writings not strictly to be classed as history or fiction and one so restricted as to embrace only one type of essay , the personal or familiar . The title of this book , The Lit- erary Essay in English , would seem at first sight ...
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... prose , it may be interpreted to mean not only this perfection of kind but also , and absolutely , the author's artistic expression of his personality . Under our title , then , we shall have liberty to treat , along with the personal ...
... prose , it may be interpreted to mean not only this perfection of kind but also , and absolutely , the author's artistic expression of his personality . Under our title , then , we shall have liberty to treat , along with the personal ...
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... prose writing . Though prose cannot make use of those external aids to beauty , the meter and rime of poetry , it has in common with its sister art rhythm and harmony of phrasing . The artist , whether in prose or poetry , has but the ...
... prose writing . Though prose cannot make use of those external aids to beauty , the meter and rime of poetry , it has in common with its sister art rhythm and harmony of phrasing . The artist , whether in prose or poetry , has but the ...
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... prose to the understanding our comparison or contrast be- tween the matter of prose and that of poetry must necessarily end . But the externals , the technique of these two arts , give opportunity for endless comparative study . Formal ...
... prose to the understanding our comparison or contrast be- tween the matter of prose and that of poetry must necessarily end . But the externals , the technique of these two arts , give opportunity for endless comparative study . Formal ...
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... prose . ( One of the grounds upon which this little book pleaded at the outset the right to existence was the hope that by a study of the devel- opment of the literary essay some few at least might be inspired or encouraged to find self ...
... prose . ( One of the grounds upon which this little book pleaded at the outset the right to existence was the hope that by a study of the devel- opment of the literary essay some few at least might be inspired or encouraged to find self ...
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