Literature and Life, 4. raamatScott, Foresman and Company, 1924 |
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... character , and the favor of the king or some great knight . Readers of Tennyson's Idylls of the King and of Scott's medieval romances are familiar with the system . The Themes of the Romances . Ac- cording to a medieval French writer ...
... character , and the favor of the king or some great knight . Readers of Tennyson's Idylls of the King and of Scott's medieval romances are familiar with the system . The Themes of the Romances . Ac- cording to a medieval French writer ...
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... character and in subject - matter , had a sort of popularity through romances similar in many respects to those about Charlemagne and Arthur . That is , we do not find in them an authentic picture of old Greek and Roman life ; they are ...
... character and in subject - matter , had a sort of popularity through romances similar in many respects to those about Charlemagne and Arthur . That is , we do not find in them an authentic picture of old Greek and Roman life ; they are ...
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... character , and in contrast the Prioress relates a story drawn from church lore and bearing upon the persecutions suffered by the early Christians . After- wards , Whan seyd was al this miracle , every man As sobre was1 that wonder was ...
... character , and in contrast the Prioress relates a story drawn from church lore and bearing upon the persecutions suffered by the early Christians . After- wards , Whan seyd was al this miracle , every man As sobre was1 that wonder was ...
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... character in vil- lage festivals . The election of a temporary king or queen to preside over masked revels goes back to remote times . The sword- dance was a rude play , in which the char- acters were grotesques : black - faces , hobby ...
... character in vil- lage festivals . The election of a temporary king or queen to preside over masked revels goes back to remote times . The sword- dance was a rude play , in which the char- acters were grotesques : black - faces , hobby ...
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... character and story interest that greatly increased the popular appeal . A very good illustration of the way in which this secular comedy material was used is afforded by the shepherd's play in the Towneley cycle . In this play , the ...
... character and story interest that greatly increased the popular appeal . A very good illustration of the way in which this secular comedy material was used is afforded by the shepherd's play in the Towneley cycle . In this play , the ...
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Literature and Life, 4. raamat Edwin Greenlaw,William Harris Elson,Christine M. Keck Snippet view - 1929 |
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