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Page 388
... Prufrock could sing - with self - love its dominant theme , dramatically revealed as Prufrock lulls himself into his spirit- ual nirvana ? The motto which serves as preface to the poem has speci- fic bearing on the question . Guido da ...
... Prufrock could sing - with self - love its dominant theme , dramatically revealed as Prufrock lulls himself into his spirit- ual nirvana ? The motto which serves as preface to the poem has speci- fic bearing on the question . Guido da ...
Page 393
... Prufrock , the man , to house the omnipotent " I " ; and each of the concluding questions mock- ingly probes the delicate emotion of Prufrock's tender spirit , while sneering ( even spitting with cat - like decorum ) at the vulgarity ...
... Prufrock , the man , to house the omnipotent " I " ; and each of the concluding questions mock- ingly probes the delicate emotion of Prufrock's tender spirit , while sneering ( even spitting with cat - like decorum ) at the vulgarity ...
Page 397
... Prufrock is incapable of integra- tion . In this Prufrock is somewhat like Prince Hamlet , who could not resolve his own " to be or not to be " in terms of definitive action , but perforce had his question answered for him by ...
... Prufrock is incapable of integra- tion . In this Prufrock is somewhat like Prince Hamlet , who could not resolve his own " to be or not to be " in terms of definitive action , but perforce had his question answered for him by ...
Contents
THE CRISIS IN MODERN LITERATURE | 15 |
ART AND TRUTH | 23 |
POETRY AND SCIENCE | 33 |
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An Historical Syntax of the English Language, Volume 3 Visser, Fredericus Theodorus Limited preview - 1963 |