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... writing little evidence that he was aware of the economic and social problems which were aggravating the situation . He saw it simply in terms of political ideas and of the dangers of Jacobin influence . But within these limits , and ...
... writing little evidence that he was aware of the economic and social problems which were aggravating the situation . He saw it simply in terms of political ideas and of the dangers of Jacobin influence . But within these limits , and ...
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... writing is to be found in his Spirit of the Age , in which some of the principal figures of his time are assessed ... writer , but ' a learned , a literal , a matter - of - fact expounder of truth or fable ' . Byron he found ' a solitary ...
... writing is to be found in his Spirit of the Age , in which some of the principal figures of his time are assessed ... writer , but ' a learned , a literal , a matter - of - fact expounder of truth or fable ' . Byron he found ' a solitary ...
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... writing , his preference for feeling over knowledge , his love of the country life , his hatred of cruelty , and his concern for the sufferings of the poor and needy , he was a forerunner of much which was typically Romantic . Most of ...
... writing , his preference for feeling over knowledge , his love of the country life , his hatred of cruelty , and his concern for the sufferings of the poor and needy , he was a forerunner of much which was typically Romantic . Most of ...
Contents
Contents Acknowledgements 6 | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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