British Writers: William Langland to the English Bible, Volumes 1-8This collection of critical essays covers hundreds of writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader withtheir distinctive themes and stylistic. Introductory essays and chronological tables open each volume and provide historical background. |
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Page 272
... Crabbe's lifetime . On a visit to his birth- place when he was sixty - eight , he wrote : Thus once again , my ... Crabbe ) , has its deservedly famous music festival . Even so , the adjective " elegant , " which Crabbe's son employs to ...
... Crabbe's lifetime . On a visit to his birth- place when he was sixty - eight , he wrote : Thus once again , my ... Crabbe ) , has its deservedly famous music festival . Even so , the adjective " elegant , " which Crabbe's son employs to ...
Page 275
... Crabbe . He was a sincere and hard- working parish priest , who forsook writing for more than twenty years once he became an incum- bent . But before this happened , he had to serve in two positions , in both of which he was unhappy ...
... Crabbe . He was a sincere and hard- working parish priest , who forsook writing for more than twenty years once he became an incum- bent . But before this happened , he had to serve in two positions , in both of which he was unhappy ...
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... Crabbe's landscapes into which man does not enter . There are few , if any , that do not serve to evoke an atmosphere appropriate to the story . And yet Crabbe , in the preface to his Tales , in comparing his own poetry with Pope's ...
... Crabbe's landscapes into which man does not enter . There are few , if any , that do not serve to evoke an atmosphere appropriate to the story . And yet Crabbe , in the preface to his Tales , in comparing his own poetry with Pope's ...
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