English Literature ...New university society, 1941 |
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... true of all good reading , it is " consecrated to pleasure . " A narrow purpose of utility may be defensible in certain circumstances , but it is fatal to the perception of the true quality of literature . A book may be begun as a task ...
... true of all good reading , it is " consecrated to pleasure . " A narrow purpose of utility may be defensible in certain circumstances , but it is fatal to the perception of the true quality of literature . A book may be begun as a task ...
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true appreciation - an entering into what the author meant to say and a perception of how far he succeeded in saying it , or of how he has said more than was within his intention or control . The critic may be himself a creative writer ...
true appreciation - an entering into what the author meant to say and a perception of how far he succeeded in saying it , or of how he has said more than was within his intention or control . The critic may be himself a creative writer ...
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... true traveller who cannot help himself . He may be of any profession , rich or poor , soldier or sailor , scientist or poet ; he may be an explorer or a merchant ; he may be nothing but a wanderer ; if he has only a personality and a ...
... true traveller who cannot help himself . He may be of any profession , rich or poor , soldier or sailor , scientist or poet ; he may be an explorer or a merchant ; he may be nothing but a wanderer ; if he has only a personality and a ...
Contents
READING MAKETH A FULL MAN by Geoffrey Crump M | 15 |
A MIRROR HELD UP TO LIFE | 24 |
TOM JONES IN TROUBLE Henry Fielding | 59 |
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