The Cambridge History of English Literature: The nineteenth century. ISir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller The University Press, 1915 - English literature |
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Page vii
... Antiquities . The Waverley Novels . Scenic arrangement . The sweep and compass of his narrative . The characters in his novels . His treatment of love . His humour . His historical inaccuracies . His style . influence of his work • PAGE ...
... Antiquities . The Waverley Novels . Scenic arrangement . The sweep and compass of his narrative . The characters in his novels . His treatment of love . His humour . His historical inaccuracies . His style . influence of his work • PAGE ...
Page xiii
... antiquities of his native place that I cannot now revisit them without feeling as if I were treading on his gravestone . ' He was also favoured , in no small degree , by his border descent and prepossessions and an early literary ...
... antiquities of his native place that I cannot now revisit them without feeling as if I were treading on his gravestone . ' He was also favoured , in no small degree , by his border descent and prepossessions and an early literary ...
Page xiii
... antiquity and to enjoy ' the queerness and the fun ' associated with the rough hospitality of those unsophisticated regions . The special attention he was now directing to the old minstrelsy of the borders quickened and enlightened his ...
... antiquity and to enjoy ' the queerness and the fun ' associated with the rough hospitality of those unsophisticated regions . The special attention he was now directing to the old minstrelsy of the borders quickened and enlightened his ...
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... Antiquities of England and Scotland ( 1817 ) exhibits some of his most characteristic qualities . In compiling it , he gained a very minute mastery of the characteristics of ancient architecture and of the scenic features of a region ...
... Antiquities of England and Scotland ( 1817 ) exhibits some of his most characteristic qualities . In compiling it , he gained a very minute mastery of the characteristics of ancient architecture and of the scenic features of a region ...
Page 230
... antiquity , especially Aristotle and Cicero , the talk being more or less framed by a continuation of the narrative , both in incident and descrip- tion . The general scheme is , of course , familiar enough , and so are some of the ...
... antiquity , especially Aristotle and Cicero , the talk being more or less framed by a continuation of the narrative , both in incident and descrip- tion . The general scheme is , of course , familiar enough , and so are some of the ...
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