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... moral purpose ( see also below , p . 175 ) ; John Rastell's The Four Elements and his other Interludes , which have ... Morality . King John plays his part in the company of such personifications as Nobility , Clergy , Private Wealth ...
... moral purpose ( see also below , p . 175 ) ; John Rastell's The Four Elements and his other Interludes , which have ... Morality . King John plays his part in the company of such personifications as Nobility , Clergy , Private Wealth ...
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... Morality plays had previously been concerned not merely with personified abstractions but also with very broad , even crude , moral generalizations . The distinction of Skelton's Magnificence was that it had for its own time a peculiar ...
... Morality plays had previously been concerned not merely with personified abstractions but also with very broad , even crude , moral generalizations . The distinction of Skelton's Magnificence was that it had for its own time a peculiar ...
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... Morality plays , 53-4 , 58 , 100 , 103 , 173-5 , 188 More , Sir Thomas , 58 , 86-8 and n . , 89– 93 , 101n . , 106 , 159 , 175 ; Utopia , 87- 88 and n . , 89-91 and n . , 92 , 147 ; The History of King Richard III , 92-3 ; The ...
... Morality plays , 53-4 , 58 , 100 , 103 , 173-5 , 188 More , Sir Thomas , 58 , 86-8 and n . , 89– 93 , 101n . , 106 , 159 , 175 ; Utopia , 87- 88 and n . , 89-91 and n . , 92 , 147 ; The History of King Richard III , 92-3 ; The ...
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UNTIL CHAUCER I | 1 |
CHAUCER HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND | 14 |
POPULAR LITERATURE | 43 |
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