The Story of English LiteratureThe function of an introduction to English literature is to interest students in the content and spirit of great books and their relation to their times and to one another. |
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Page 115
... prose had no such tradition , enjoyed no such standing , offered no such incentive . As an art , as a way of getting something not only intelligibly said , but also beautifully said , it was just beginning to find itself . But ...
... prose had no such tradition , enjoyed no such standing , offered no such incentive . As an art , as a way of getting something not only intelligibly said , but also beautifully said , it was just beginning to find itself . But ...
Page 137
... prose — that excellent kind of prose which gives us the impression of good talk . It is as fresh today as when he wrote it the companionable Sidney , chatting with us about the things he loves . But the ease and gaiety and informality ...
... prose — that excellent kind of prose which gives us the impression of good talk . It is as fresh today as when he wrote it the companionable Sidney , chatting with us about the things he loves . But the ease and gaiety and informality ...
Page 259
... prose a landmark ? Why is Dryden called " the Father of Modern Prose " ? Here and there before Dryden's day , men wrote plain , simple , vigorous prose . But it was generally because they were writing for plain people , as Bunyan did ...
... prose a landmark ? Why is Dryden called " the Father of Modern Prose " ? Here and there before Dryden's day , men wrote plain , simple , vigorous prose . But it was generally because they were writing for plain people , as Bunyan did ...
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THE BEGINNINGS OF LITERATURE IN ENGLAND | 3 |
CHAUCER AND HIS TIMES | 27 |
27 | 44 |
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