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... speech would seem indecorous . Yet in the passage explaining that he " held it more humane , more heav- enly , first / By winning words to conquer willings hearts , / And make persuasion do the work of fear ; / At least to try , and ...
... speech would seem indecorous . Yet in the passage explaining that he " held it more humane , more heav- enly , first / By winning words to conquer willings hearts , / And make persuasion do the work of fear ; / At least to try , and ...
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... speech in response to Christ's formal challenge in Book III , a speech which critics usually interpret as a genuine emotional outburst , an intensely dramatic moment in the relation of the two antagonists . " The interesting point is ...
... speech in response to Christ's formal challenge in Book III , a speech which critics usually interpret as a genuine emotional outburst , an intensely dramatic moment in the relation of the two antagonists . " The interesting point is ...
Page 354
... speech , deserves special attention : the climactic epic similes celebrat- ing Christ's victory over Satan . The narrator's speech is not usually so intricately patterned as this , but as he here cele- brates the victory of Christ ...
... speech , deserves special attention : the climactic epic similes celebrat- ing Christ's victory over Satan . The narrator's speech is not usually so intricately patterned as this , but as he here cele- brates the victory of Christ ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
THE EXEGETICAL | 10 |
Literary Uses of Job as Epic Theme and Epic Model | 28 |
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