Daniel Defoe: Ambition & InnovationUniversity Press of Kentucky, 1986 - 299 pages |
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... actions , condemns those who persecute him with their own actions , and asserts the independence of satire , which will inevitably be championed by time and the recognition of honest , ordinary men . Such self - presentation not only ...
... actions , condemns those who persecute him with their own actions , and asserts the independence of satire , which will inevitably be championed by time and the recognition of honest , ordinary men . Such self - presentation not only ...
Page 84
... actions in history in anything but the most superficial statements and , moreover , works against the sense of certainty in understanding cause and sequence . In this case as in others , Defoe refuses to pause for sweeping summaries of ...
... actions in history in anything but the most superficial statements and , moreover , works against the sense of certainty in understanding cause and sequence . In this case as in others , Defoe refuses to pause for sweeping summaries of ...
Page 96
... actions as Elector were extremely controversial in England . As the Jacobite riots made plain , he was not a safely popular king , and such actions as drafting a treaty with France as early as 1716 brought simmering fears and resentment ...
... actions as Elector were extremely controversial in England . As the Jacobite riots made plain , he was not a safely popular king , and such actions as drafting a treaty with France as early as 1716 brought simmering fears and resentment ...
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