A Literary History of England: The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1789, by George SherburnAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1948 - 1673 pages |
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... social criticism , was the aim of literature , and that comedy Influence was a corrective of vices and follies , undoubtedly laughter or entertainment , and not moral improvement , was the true objective of Restoration comedy . The ...
... social criticism , was the aim of literature , and that comedy Influence was a corrective of vices and follies , undoubtedly laughter or entertainment , and not moral improvement , was the true objective of Restoration comedy . The ...
Page 824
... Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne ( 2v , 1882 ; 1925 ) ; Henry B. Wheatley , London Past and Present ( 3v , 1891 ) ; H. D. Traill and J. S. Mann , Social England ( 6v , 1894-7 ; esp . Vol . rv [ 1663-1714 ] and Vol . v [ 1714-1815 ] ...
... Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne ( 2v , 1882 ; 1925 ) ; Henry B. Wheatley , London Past and Present ( 3v , 1891 ) ; H. D. Traill and J. S. Mann , Social England ( 6v , 1894-7 ; esp . Vol . rv [ 1663-1714 ] and Vol . v [ 1714-1815 ] ...
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... social group is reunited at the end of the story . Normally only the central character continues throughout the whole story . Defoe sel- dom uses chapter divisions , and thus lacks an easy mechanical aid in emphasizing dramatic moments ...
... social group is reunited at the end of the story . Normally only the central character continues throughout the whole story . Defoe sel- dom uses chapter divisions , and thus lacks an easy mechanical aid in emphasizing dramatic moments ...
Contents
List of Abbreviations | 696 |
Literary Criticism of the Restoration | 710 |
III The Poetry of Dryden | 722 |
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