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... spirit's sake , and the expression of all that the soul , the spirit wants to seize through the medium of beauty . In a trite allegorical story , the late John Galsworthy indicated what should be the relation of the artist to life . The ...
... spirit's sake , and the expression of all that the soul , the spirit wants to seize through the medium of beauty . In a trite allegorical story , the late John Galsworthy indicated what should be the relation of the artist to life . The ...
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... spirit breathes in a purely intellectual atmosphere : its weapons are wit and common- sense , its butt is human vanity , egoism , pride and all un - social traits : the beneficiaries are the audience , who are edified as well as ...
... spirit breathes in a purely intellectual atmosphere : its weapons are wit and common- sense , its butt is human vanity , egoism , pride and all un - social traits : the beneficiaries are the audience , who are edified as well as ...
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... spirit of romance and the spirit of comedy are united brilliantly and convincingly in the Romantic heroine - Portia , Rosalind , Beatrice , Viola . These heroines are rational , but not too coldly rational ; they are also creatures of ...
... spirit of romance and the spirit of comedy are united brilliantly and convincingly in the Romantic heroine - Portia , Rosalind , Beatrice , Viola . These heroines are rational , but not too coldly rational ; they are also creatures of ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF LITERATURE AND THe | 3 |
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 21 |
BACKGROUNDS CLASSICAL AND CHRISTIAN | 42 |
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