Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... described as the Age of Johnson . He was by no means the greatest literary genius of the period . He had none of Gold- smith's brilliance as shown in his poems , novel , and plays ; none of the oratory displayed by Burke in his speeches ...
... described as the Age of Johnson . He was by no means the greatest literary genius of the period . He had none of Gold- smith's brilliance as shown in his poems , novel , and plays ; none of the oratory displayed by Burke in his speeches ...
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... described Dickens's career as one of the wonders of the nineteenth century . " To what was his success due ? It is certainly remarkable that with few advantages , little education , and no influence , he rose by the sheer force of his ...
... described Dickens's career as one of the wonders of the nineteenth century . " To what was his success due ? It is certainly remarkable that with few advantages , little education , and no influence , he rose by the sheer force of his ...
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... described it as " a dreadful trade . " Indeed , he would have preferred to devote his life to history . The main theme in his novels is that of satire against the social life and customs of his time . He was anxious to show life as it ...
... described it as " a dreadful trade . " Indeed , he would have preferred to devote his life to history . The main theme in his novels is that of satire against the social life and customs of his time . He was anxious to show life as it ...
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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