Romantic Reassessment, Volumes 106-107Institut für Englische Sprache und Literatur, Universität Salzburg., 1982 |
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Page 181
... described various political types . This is how he draws the timocratic person : He should have more of self - assertion and be less cultivated , and yet a friend of culture ; and he should be a good listener , but no speaker . Such a ...
... described various political types . This is how he draws the timocratic person : He should have more of self - assertion and be less cultivated , and yet a friend of culture ; and he should be a good listener , but no speaker . Such a ...
Page 182
... described both in mental attributes and physical behaviour . Theophrastus , who followed Aristotle , has wrongly been called the inventor of the character . There is no doubt that he gave the name to this genre . Also , as Gordon has ...
... described both in mental attributes and physical behaviour . Theophrastus , who followed Aristotle , has wrongly been called the inventor of the character . There is no doubt that he gave the name to this genre . Also , as Gordon has ...
Page 215
... described by a few bold strokes . The effect is what Burke described in the Sublime and Beautiful as a " strong idea " . There is no attempt at exhaustive " life and character " . That would defeat the purpose of his historical ...
... described by a few bold strokes . The effect is what Burke described in the Sublime and Beautiful as a " strong idea " . There is no attempt at exhaustive " life and character " . That would defeat the purpose of his historical ...
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