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... epic there is the long story poem , — no chronological sequence this , however , for many of these nar- rative poems are actually of more recent date than the epics of old . It is in its amplitude of feeling and action and in the formal ...
... epic there is the long story poem , — no chronological sequence this , however , for many of these nar- rative poems are actually of more recent date than the epics of old . It is in its amplitude of feeling and action and in the formal ...
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... epic stage . The epic is about Man and is addressed to men , and the epic poet's concern is with Man's destiny , his past and future no less than his present . But there is a difference between the ' authentic ' epics , the so- called ...
... epic stage . The epic is about Man and is addressed to men , and the epic poet's concern is with Man's destiny , his past and future no less than his present . But there is a difference between the ' authentic ' epics , the so- called ...
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... epic its present unity of plot holding together its variegated richness of character and incident . Again , the view that , unlike the ' literary ' epic , the ' authentic ' epic is much closer to its Age does not stand scrutiny . Every ...
... epic its present unity of plot holding together its variegated richness of character and incident . Again , the view that , unlike the ' literary ' epic , the ' authentic ' epic is much closer to its Age does not stand scrutiny . Every ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF LITERATURE AND THe | 3 |
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 21 |
BACKGROUNDS CLASSICAL AND CHRISTIAN | 42 |
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