British Writers: Retrospective supplement, Volume 2Jay Parini Twenty-two of the most studied and most popular writers in British literature are reexamined in this second retrospective supplement to the British Writers Series. Authors covered include Jane Austen, Chaucer, Dickens, T. S. Eliot, Tom Stoppard, Oscar Wilde and others. |
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... Nostromo is " absolutely above reproach " ( p . 19 ) , finds it easy to dismiss Teresa's words as hysteria . Her judgment is further undercut when Nostromo rides up on his silver horse , chasing off the mob . In fact her accusations ...
... Nostromo is " absolutely above reproach " ( p . 19 ) , finds it easy to dismiss Teresa's words as hysteria . Her judgment is further undercut when Nostromo rides up on his silver horse , chasing off the mob . In fact her accusations ...
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... Nostromo's assistance . " He wanted to show that he was equal yet to the task of guarding alone the honour of his house " ( p . 478 ) . At this point Viola's vanity and Nostromo's greed conspire to create an isolating silence that ...
... Nostromo's assistance . " He wanted to show that he was equal yet to the task of guarding alone the honour of his house " ( p . 478 ) . At this point Viola's vanity and Nostromo's greed conspire to create an isolating silence that ...
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... Nostromo , A Tale of the Seaboard ( 1904 ) ; The Mirror of the Sea , Memories and Impressions ( 1906 ) ; The Secret Agent , A Simple Tale ( 1907 ) ; A Set of Six , including “ An Anarchist , " " The Brute , " " Gaspar Ruiz , " " The ...
... Nostromo , A Tale of the Seaboard ( 1904 ) ; The Mirror of the Sea , Memories and Impressions ( 1906 ) ; The Secret Agent , A Simple Tale ( 1907 ) ; A Set of Six , including “ An Anarchist , " " The Brute , " " Gaspar Ruiz , " " The ...
Contents
Contents | xiii |
List of Contributors | lxix |
ROBERT BROWNING Julie Hearn | 17 |
Copyright | |
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