The Background of English Neo-classicism: With Some Comments on Swift and Pope |
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... discussion of the classicism of the eighteenth century . Such a study is advisable since the main tenets of classicism itself often are completely unknown to the modern student . 2. The recent Twickenham edition of Pope's work contains ...
... discussion of the classicism of the eighteenth century . Such a study is advisable since the main tenets of classicism itself often are completely unknown to the modern student . 2. The recent Twickenham edition of Pope's work contains ...
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... discuss religion in the eighteenth century without touching on that interesting group of people who called ... discussions of the religion of the Deists . and needed no proof , and among them were the - 33 -
... discuss religion in the eighteenth century without touching on that interesting group of people who called ... discussions of the religion of the Deists . and needed no proof , and among them were the - 33 -
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... discussions with Gulliver . As rational beings they do not despise the Yahoos , since the Yahoos are animals devoid of ... discussion of the intellectual back- ground of Swift's works has had a specific purpose . have endeavoured to ...
... discussions with Gulliver . As rational beings they do not despise the Yahoos , since the Yahoos are animals devoid of ... discussion of the intellectual back- ground of Swift's works has had a specific purpose . have endeavoured to ...
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