A History of English Literature from Earliest Times to 1916T. Nelson, 1946 - 702 pages |
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... French literature began to spring up in England . The English language fell into the background ; Nor- man French was the language of the court and of polite society . The English tongue underwent changes ; it was a period of transition ...
... French literature began to spring up in England . The English language fell into the background ; Nor- man French was the language of the court and of polite society . The English tongue underwent changes ; it was a period of transition ...
Page 67
... French , the Italian , and the English ; though it should always be remembered that he was nur- tured on French literature , and remained to a large extent French in his literary methods to the very end . Unlike Langland , he showed no ...
... French , the Italian , and the English ; though it should always be remembered that he was nur- tured on French literature , and remained to a large extent French in his literary methods to the very end . Unlike Langland , he showed no ...
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... French influence in time of Dryden and Pope , 191 , 192 , 202 ; on English comedy , 223 ; on English mediaval 33 romance , French language , influence on English literature , 2 , 3 French Revolution , the , 293 , 295 ; in- fluence on ...
... French influence in time of Dryden and Pope , 191 , 192 , 202 ; on English comedy , 223 ; on English mediaval 33 romance , French language , influence on English literature , 2 , 3 French Revolution , the , 293 , 295 ; in- fluence on ...
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Medieval Scholarship and the Latin Writers | 1 |
Middle English Period 10661400 | 7 |
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