Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... century the change in poetry was achieved , and the stage was set for the magnificent works of the Romantic Poets ... century , but the rise and development of the novel went on apace . 1 Chapter 14 THE EIGHTEENTH - CENTURY NOVEL THE ...
... century the change in poetry was achieved , and the stage was set for the magnificent works of the Romantic Poets ... century , but the rise and development of the novel went on apace . 1 Chapter 14 THE EIGHTEENTH - CENTURY NOVEL THE ...
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... century . These were followed by the work of John Bunyan , Daniel Defoe , and Jonathan Swift . The other uses of prose were in the essay , of which Bacon's work is an example and which has seldom been bettered , certain religious ...
... century . These were followed by the work of John Bunyan , Daniel Defoe , and Jonathan Swift . The other uses of prose were in the essay , of which Bacon's work is an example and which has seldom been bettered , certain religious ...
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... century , and as we saw in the last chapter , Hardy , the last of the great Victorians , " died in 1928 . 66 In our study of English literature we have seen periodic rebellion against established methods and thus it was in the years ...
... century , and as we saw in the last chapter , Hardy , the last of the great Victorians , " died in 1928 . 66 In our study of English literature we have seen periodic rebellion against established methods and thus it was in the years ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE ANGLOSAXONS | 9 |
THE NORMAN CONQUEST AND AFTER | 18 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER THE FATHER OF ENGLISH POETRY | 24 |
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