A History of English LiteratureHardin Craig Oxford University Press, 1950 - 697 pages |
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... human mind . He gives to the ' understanding ' an important position and divides human philosophy into psychology , dealing with man as an individual , and civil knowledge , dealing with man in society . He first refers the origin and ...
... human mind . He gives to the ' understanding ' an important position and divides human philosophy into psychology , dealing with man as an individual , and civil knowledge , dealing with man in society . He first refers the origin and ...
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... human nature . The human organism becomes in his narrative singularly transparent , and its elemental workings are easily seen and understood by the humblest intelligence . But Bunyan , whose experience with human nature in- cluded ...
... human nature . The human organism becomes in his narrative singularly transparent , and its elemental workings are easily seen and understood by the humblest intelligence . But Bunyan , whose experience with human nature in- cluded ...
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... human mind , for the diffusion of correct opinions must inevitably correct human behavior . In the second place , as human nature is naturally good , the prevalent evils of mankind may be eradi- cated by abolishing all the ancient and ...
... human mind , for the diffusion of correct opinions must inevitably correct human behavior . In the second place , as human nature is naturally good , the prevalent evils of mankind may be eradi- cated by abolishing all the ancient and ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD 1 The Temper of the Middle Ages | 3 |
The AngloSaxons | 5 |
Some Fundamental Facts Relating to Old English Literature | 8 |
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