The Background of English Neo-classicism: With Some Comments on Swift and Pope |
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... imagination , curiosity , and complexity , " and end with a literature dis- tinguished by " clarity , precision , good sense , and definite- ness of statement . 1 It would be unintelligent to discuss this change in the literary mood of ...
... imagination , curiosity , and complexity , " and end with a literature dis- tinguished by " clarity , precision , good sense , and definite- ness of statement . 1 It would be unintelligent to discuss this change in the literary mood of ...
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... imaginative writing was directly associated with the passions , the literary consequences of neo - classical psychology are obvious . Wit , or fancy , or imagination which meant much the same was conceived as being dependent upon the ...
... imaginative writing was directly associated with the passions , the literary consequences of neo - classical psychology are obvious . Wit , or fancy , or imagination which meant much the same was conceived as being dependent upon the ...
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... imagination , was therefore considered to have entertainment value only , and not truth value , Reason , on the other hand , contains truth because it appeals only to the rational part of human nature . Both Hobbes and Locke were ...
... imagination , was therefore considered to have entertainment value only , and not truth value , Reason , on the other hand , contains truth because it appeals only to the rational part of human nature . Both Hobbes and Locke were ...
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