Thomas GrayTwayne Publishers, 1988 - 156 pages Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Thomas Gray. |
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Page 43
... personifications , or mere abstrac- tions . " 16 That is , Gray's personifications in this poem are mechan- ical , not imagined pictures but only abstract ideas . In contrast to this ode , the attributes of the personifications in the ...
... personifications , or mere abstrac- tions . " 16 That is , Gray's personifications in this poem are mechan- ical , not imagined pictures but only abstract ideas . In contrast to this ode , the attributes of the personifications in the ...
Page 60
... personifications are actually the allegoric figures , beloved by the eighteenth century , which clutter a great abbey church such as that at Bath or at Westminster . " 14 These personifications are intended " to seem empty , flat , and ...
... personifications are actually the allegoric figures , beloved by the eighteenth century , which clutter a great abbey church such as that at Bath or at Westminster . " 14 These personifications are intended " to seem empty , flat , and ...
Page 137
... personifications in Gray's time , see Earl R. Wasserman , " The Inherent Values of 18th Century Personifications , ” Publications of the Modern Language Association 65 ( 1950 ) : 435–63 ; Morton W. Bloomfield , " A Grammatical Approach ...
... personifications in Gray's time , see Earl R. Wasserman , " The Inherent Values of 18th Century Personifications , ” Publications of the Modern Language Association 65 ( 1950 ) : 435–63 ; Morton W. Bloomfield , " A Grammatical Approach ...
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L'aube de la modernité 1680-1760 Peter-Eckhard Knabe,Roland Mortier,François Moureau Limited preview - 2002 |
The Poet Without a Name: Gray's Elegy and the Problem of History Henry Weinfield No preview available - 1991 |