Plato to Alexander Pope: Backgrounds of Modern CriticismWalter Sutton, Vivian Sutton Odyssey Press, 1966 - 243 pages |
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Backgrounds of Modern Criticism Walter Sutton, Vivian Sutton. XXII The perfection of style is to be clear without being mean . The clearest style is that which uses only current or proper words ; at the same time it is mean - witness the ...
Backgrounds of Modern Criticism Walter Sutton, Vivian Sutton. XXII The perfection of style is to be clear without being mean . The clearest style is that which uses only current or proper words ; at the same time it is mean - witness the ...
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... style related to sublimity . VI Our best hope of doing this will be first of all to grasp some definite theory and criterion of the true sublime . Nevertheless , this is a hard matter ; for a just judgment of style is the final fruit of ...
... style related to sublimity . VI Our best hope of doing this will be first of all to grasp some definite theory and criterion of the true sublime . Nevertheless , this is a hard matter ; for a just judgment of style is the final fruit of ...
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... style : A strict and succinct style is that where you can take away nothing without loss , and that loss to be manifest . The brief style is that which expresses much in little . The concise style , which expresses not enough , but ...
... style : A strict and succinct style is that where you can take away nothing without loss , and that loss to be manifest . The brief style is that which expresses much in little . The concise style , which expresses not enough , but ...
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