A History of English LiteratureHardin Craig Oxford University Press, 1950 - 697 pages |
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... reason was to be employed - Abélard , for example , believed that reason could actually explain matters of faith ; Anselm , more mystical , denied that reason could penetrate such intangible mysteries . Yet all agreed on the under ...
... reason was to be employed - Abélard , for example , believed that reason could actually explain matters of faith ; Anselm , more mystical , denied that reason could penetrate such intangible mysteries . Yet all agreed on the under ...
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... reason and education . But in order to liberate the reason , he argued , we must from the beginning keep our inquiries free from the old prejudices and antiquated emotions that trammel conventional man . We must choose every step in our ...
... reason and education . But in order to liberate the reason , he argued , we must from the beginning keep our inquiries free from the old prejudices and antiquated emotions that trammel conventional man . We must choose every step in our ...
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... reason . However , in some passages of the Prophetic Books he suggests a future salvation of the world through the reconciliation of Urizen ( reason ) with Los ( imagination ) and Luvah ( passion ) . He was assured that when this happy ...
... reason . However , in some passages of the Prophetic Books he suggests a future salvation of the world through the reconciliation of Urizen ( reason ) with Los ( imagination ) and Luvah ( passion ) . He was assured that when this happy ...
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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