Main Currents of English Literature: A Brief Literary History of the English PeopleF.S. Crofts, 1934 - 526 pages |
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... ARNOLD ( 1822-1888 ) Most of Arnold's poetry was a product of his young man- hood , before he gave his attention to the fierce controversies of his day . He had received a sound classical education at the hands of his father at Rugby ...
... ARNOLD ( 1822-1888 ) Most of Arnold's poetry was a product of his young man- hood , before he gave his attention to the fierce controversies of his day . He had received a sound classical education at the hands of his father at Rugby ...
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... Arnold , he had come under the influence of the great schoolmaster , Dr. Thomas Arnold of Rugby . At the uni- versity , where he took high honors , he grew away from the orthodox Christianity prevalent there , into a deep skepticism ...
... Arnold , he had come under the influence of the great schoolmaster , Dr. Thomas Arnold of Rugby . At the uni- versity , where he took high honors , he grew away from the orthodox Christianity prevalent there , into a deep skepticism ...
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... Arnold , Essays in Criticism , I. Ruskin , Sesame and Lilies . Lewis Carroll , Alice in Won- derland . 1866. Ruskin , Crown of Wild Olive . 1866 , 1878 , 1889. Swinburne , Poems and Ballads . 1867. Arnold , Celtic Literature . Ruskin ...
... Arnold , Essays in Criticism , I. Ruskin , Sesame and Lilies . Lewis Carroll , Alice in Won- derland . 1866. Ruskin , Crown of Wild Olive . 1866 , 1878 , 1889. Swinburne , Poems and Ballads . 1867. Arnold , Celtic Literature . Ruskin ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD | 23 |
OLD AND NEW IN Conflict | 224 |
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