The Fierce Equation: A Study of Milton's Decorum |
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... proper func- tion which lies at the heart of the Republic : ' Apɛtń ( “ virtue ” ) is that quality in an agent in virtue of which it does its particular work well ; there is no other virtue than that . " This idea pervades the work ...
... proper func- tion which lies at the heart of the Republic : ' Apɛtń ( “ virtue ” ) is that quality in an agent in virtue of which it does its particular work well ; there is no other virtue than that . " This idea pervades the work ...
Page 59
... proper balance of inner and outer , is partly to be glimpsed in the visions of the future , partly to be deduced from the negative images of prelatical excess . The image of the diseased and garrulous traditionalist is to be countered ...
... proper balance of inner and outer , is partly to be glimpsed in the visions of the future , partly to be deduced from the negative images of prelatical excess . The image of the diseased and garrulous traditionalist is to be countered ...
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... proper re- lations between the parts and the whole , the propriety of means and ends . The " decorous " in this sense , like our modern " functional ” , implies that beautiful detail must contribute to or reflect the whole ; but unlike ...
... proper re- lations between the parts and the whole , the propriety of means and ends . The " decorous " in this sense , like our modern " functional ” , implies that beautiful detail must contribute to or reflect the whole ; but unlike ...
Contents
Decorum from the Prose | 49 |
Decorum in the Verse | 105 |
Afterword | 155 |
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