Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... matter , now made readily available by the printing presses , soon led clever young men to take up writing as a ... matters in lofty but most attractive English . The translation of the Bible ordered by James I followed the text of the ...
... matter , now made readily available by the printing presses , soon led clever young men to take up writing as a ... matters in lofty but most attractive English . The translation of the Bible ordered by James I followed the text of the ...
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... matter of considerable contemporary interest , and his conclusion that woman is not undeveloped man , but diverse " deserved to be expressed . The story was a difficult one to deal with and it is recorded that the poet himself was ...
... matter of considerable contemporary interest , and his conclusion that woman is not undeveloped man , but diverse " deserved to be expressed . The story was a difficult one to deal with and it is recorded that the poet himself was ...
Page 281
... matter and style of writing of the old ballads . Illustrate your answer by quotation and reference . 3. Give a descriptive account of a novel by Galsworthy or Hardy or Arnold Bennett . 4. Write an appreciation of an English humorous ...
... matter and style of writing of the old ballads . Illustrate your answer by quotation and reference . 3. Give a descriptive account of a novel by Galsworthy or Hardy or Arnold Bennett . 4. Write an appreciation of an English humorous ...
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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