A guide to English literature. 3. From Donne to MarvellBoris Ford Penguin Books, 1956 |
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... called an age of transition ; here , if anywhere , medieval touches modern in all spheres of life and thought . The age inherited views of the order and structure of the universe , of the laws govern- ing political and economic activity ...
... called an age of transition ; here , if anywhere , medieval touches modern in all spheres of life and thought . The age inherited views of the order and structure of the universe , of the laws govern- ing political and economic activity ...
Page 57
... called his 1646 volume Steps to the Temple , after Herbert's The Temple , but the two poets have little in common . In his use of conceits Crashaw has neither Donne's intel- lectual range nor Herbert's homely realism . He carries on ...
... called his 1646 volume Steps to the Temple , after Herbert's The Temple , but the two poets have little in common . In his use of conceits Crashaw has neither Donne's intel- lectual range nor Herbert's homely realism . He carries on ...
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... called ' corantos ' , had begun to be published as early as 1620 ; at the beginning of the Civil War , in response to a natural demand , there appeared the first accounts of politics and events at home . Growth was rapid , and the ...
... called ' corantos ' , had begun to be published as early as 1620 ; at the beginning of the Civil War , in response to a natural demand , there appeared the first accounts of politics and events at home . Growth was rapid , and the ...
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