The Groundwork of Criticism: Judging PoetryOxford University Press, 1947 - 175 pages |
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... story . It presents human characters and shows them in action . But the main purpose appears to be not to tell a story but to kill folly by ridicule . Futility , the futility of life and human institutions is a dominant note in much ...
... story . It presents human characters and shows them in action . But the main purpose appears to be not to tell a story but to kill folly by ridicule . Futility , the futility of life and human institutions is a dominant note in much ...
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... story , its boundary lines are extremely difficult to draw . Many narrative poems contain elements of epic , philosophical , and satiric poetry . In some the narrative element is of less importance to the reader than the spirit or ...
... story , its boundary lines are extremely difficult to draw . Many narrative poems contain elements of epic , philosophical , and satiric poetry . In some the narrative element is of less importance to the reader than the spirit or ...
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... story itself . Spenser's Faerie Queene is an extended allegory , which is virtually a series of narrative poems embodying romantic stories of knightly deeds , invested , as has been said , with an ' atmosphere of moonlight , silvery ...
... story itself . Spenser's Faerie Queene is an extended allegory , which is virtually a series of narrative poems embodying romantic stories of knightly deeds , invested , as has been said , with an ' atmosphere of moonlight , silvery ...
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Groundwork of Criticism Judging Poetry (Classic Reprint) Stanley C. Glassey No preview available - 2018 |
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