Criticism; the Foundations of Modern Literary JudgmentMark Schorer Harcourt, Brace, 1958 - 553 pages |
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... light , and there was light ; let there be land , and there was land . " 10. Per- haps I shall not seem tedious , my friend , if I bring forward one passage more from Homer- this time with regard to the concerns of men- in order to show ...
... light , and there was light ; let there be land , and there was land . " 10. Per- haps I shall not seem tedious , my friend , if I bring forward one passage more from Homer- this time with regard to the concerns of men- in order to show ...
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... light ; the figure , clad rather like a harlequin in close - fitting tights , never turned . I made the pass by lifting my hands above my head and making a shadow on the wall in the manner of the shadow - game played by children ; the ...
... light ; the figure , clad rather like a harlequin in close - fitting tights , never turned . I made the pass by lifting my hands above my head and making a shadow on the wall in the manner of the shadow - game played by children ; the ...
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... light presents a picture which is majestic and touching to all but the most dull of soul ; but the poem says very little more about the sight : the city is beautiful in the morning light and it is awfully still . The attempt to make a ...
... light presents a picture which is majestic and touching to all but the most dull of soul ; but the poem says very little more about the sight : the city is beautiful in the morning light and it is awfully still . The attempt to make a ...
Contents
PLATO The Poet in the Republic | 1 |
LONGINUS On the Sublime | 10 |
THOMAS HOBBES Answer to Sir William Davenants | 25 |
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