The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 12Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller University Press, 1970 - English literature |
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... nature . Not only does he describe with incisive power majestic scenes like that of the Alps towering above the lake of Geneva , or that of the foaming cataract of Terni : he also enters , though only as a sojourner , into that mystic ...
... nature . Not only does he describe with incisive power majestic scenes like that of the Alps towering above the lake of Geneva , or that of the foaming cataract of Terni : he also enters , though only as a sojourner , into that mystic ...
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... nature . ' By this , he meant no mere photographic reproduction , but an interpretation of nature by the artist , expressed in such a way that the picture conveyed a meaning . So , he never thought of praising mere technical excellence ...
... nature . ' By this , he meant no mere photographic reproduction , but an interpretation of nature by the artist , expressed in such a way that the picture conveyed a meaning . So , he never thought of praising mere technical excellence ...
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... nature and saw not more clearly than Hazlitt the relation between life and the beauty of nature . In his efforts to think clearly upon life and to express himself with classic simplicity , there is a suggestion of Matthew Arnold . In ...
... nature and saw not more clearly than Hazlitt the relation between life and the beauty of nature . In his efforts to think clearly upon life and to express himself with classic simplicity , there is a suggestion of Matthew Arnold . In ...
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