Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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Page 57
... influenced by it when he wrote The Merchant of Venice . The Tragedy of Dr. Faustus , Marlowe's masterpiece , is founded on a well - known German story , and dwells on the influence and power of the occult . The chief figure is a student ...
... influenced by it when he wrote The Merchant of Venice . The Tragedy of Dr. Faustus , Marlowe's masterpiece , is founded on a well - known German story , and dwells on the influence and power of the occult . The chief figure is a student ...
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... influence of instinct and feeling . While much that they did was sound , and their poetry was polished and nearly always forcible , it was unfortunate that they ignored the appeal of beauty and romance . Many influences may have been at ...
... influence of instinct and feeling . While much that they did was sound , and their poetry was polished and nearly always forcible , it was unfortunate that they ignored the appeal of beauty and romance . Many influences may have been at ...
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... influence was both inspiring and far - reaching . Matthew Arnold It has been seen that Tennyson , Browning , Morris ... influenced by three main factors . First , during his school and university holidays he stayed at Fox Howe near ...
... influence was both inspiring and far - reaching . Matthew Arnold It has been seen that Tennyson , Browning , Morris ... influenced by three main factors . First , during his school and university holidays he stayed at Fox Howe near ...
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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