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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... turn by a group of people who have retreated to a country house near Florence to escape the plague and wish to while away the tedium of the days . So Chaucer gathers stories from many old manuscripts , adds others of his own invention ...
... turn by a group of people who have retreated to a country house near Florence to escape the plague and wish to while away the tedium of the days . So Chaucer gathers stories from many old manuscripts , adds others of his own invention ...
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... turn . And at every turn , also , we shall encounter another phase of medieval life that it will be equally worth our while to stop to think about , before we join Chaucer's pilgrimage . These knights in chain mail , riding gayly ...
... turn . And at every turn , also , we shall encounter another phase of medieval life that it will be equally worth our while to stop to think about , before we join Chaucer's pilgrimage . These knights in chain mail , riding gayly ...
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... turns the scale . What does turn the scale , what does give us the sense of enduring greatness in a novel , is not easily put into words . But , whether the book is approved by time or was born yes- terday , if you feel as you read it ...
... turns the scale . What does turn the scale , what does give us the sense of enduring greatness in a novel , is not easily put into words . But , whether the book is approved by time or was born yes- terday , if you feel as you read it ...
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THE BEGINNINGS OF LITERATURE IN ENGLAND | 3 |
CHAUCER AND HIS TIMES | 27 |
27 | 44 |
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