Collected ProseJames Wright, Anne Wright, Edith Anne Wright A collection of Wright's essays on the language of poetry |
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... character of Oak as it seems promised by a mere outline of the action and the actual character of Oak as Hardy presents it to us page by page . In a summary , Oak seems sure to be one of those prigs who are easily reconciled to a ...
... character of Oak as it seems promised by a mere outline of the action and the actual character of Oak as Hardy presents it to us page by page . In a summary , Oak seems sure to be one of those prigs who are easily reconciled to a ...
Page 263
... character in whom the feelings of the poem could be drawn to a focus , and instead of speaking from the viewpoint of a cre- ated character himself , Mr. Leary gives us stanza after stanza of straight , prosy editorial comment . It is as ...
... character in whom the feelings of the poem could be drawn to a focus , and instead of speaking from the viewpoint of a cre- ated character himself , Mr. Leary gives us stanza after stanza of straight , prosy editorial comment . It is as ...
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... character ; and that , where the character is lacking , no amount of literary skill can substitute for it . And yet , when the character is there to be expressed , how seemly is the effect of a sensitive 275.
... character ; and that , where the character is lacking , no amount of literary skill can substitute for it . And yet , when the character is there to be expressed , how seemly is the effect of a sensitive 275.
Contents
The Stiff Smile of Mr Warren | 239 |
The Terrible Threshold | 249 |
A Study and a Selection | 256 |
Copyright | |
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