Romantic Reassessment, Volumes 106-107Institut für Englische Sprache und Literatur, Universität Salzburg., 1982 |
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Page 79
... fact and , " without any as- sistance from nature or history , record persons who never were , or will be , and facts which never did , nor possibly can happen . " They create their own fantastic characters , and " their brains [ are ] ...
... fact and , " without any as- sistance from nature or history , record persons who never were , or will be , and facts which never did , nor possibly can happen . " They create their own fantastic characters , and " their brains [ are ] ...
Page 81
... fact without some leaven of a lie . The very shadow of true Truth would shut Up annals , revelations , poesy , And prophecy -- except it should be dated Some years before the incidents related . ( XI , 36-37 ) · Poetry lies : just as ...
... fact without some leaven of a lie . The very shadow of true Truth would shut Up annals , revelations , poesy , And prophecy -- except it should be dated Some years before the incidents related . ( XI , 36-37 ) · Poetry lies : just as ...
Page 82
... fact only -- for " fact is truth " ( VII , 81 ) -- which , because of its authority , would stand in judgment on poetry and all the rest as they provide the necessary " leaven of a lie , " as they select and order and interpret , as ...
... fact only -- for " fact is truth " ( VII , 81 ) -- which , because of its authority , would stand in judgment on poetry and all the rest as they provide the necessary " leaven of a lie , " as they select and order and interpret , as ...
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