Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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Page 18
... language of the conquerors differed from that of the conquered , it is not surprising there were numerous difficulties . In fact , both languages were simultaneously in use : Norman - French by the Court , the ruling classes , and the ...
... language of the conquerors differed from that of the conquered , it is not surprising there were numerous difficulties . In fact , both languages were simultaneously in use : Norman - French by the Court , the ruling classes , and the ...
Page 54
... language ; Prothalamion is an almost equally fine piece of work . Spenser set out deliberately to change the style and language of English poetry and he succeeded . He fired the imagination of his fellow - men by his enthusiasm for ...
... language ; Prothalamion is an almost equally fine piece of work . Spenser set out deliberately to change the style and language of English poetry and he succeeded . He fired the imagination of his fellow - men by his enthusiasm for ...
Page 72
... language he expressed thoughts which are felt by many men who are themselves unable to give voice to them . His command of English rarely fails and is always appropriate to the character who uses it and the theme it treats . It must be ...
... language he expressed thoughts which are felt by many men who are themselves unable to give voice to them . His command of English rarely fails and is always appropriate to the character who uses it and the theme it treats . It must be ...
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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