Literary Leaders of AmericaChautauqua Press, 1904 - 316 páginas |
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Página viii
... whole , correct to speak of an Ameri- can literature , meaning such a variation from the parent British product in letters as to imply an independent existence . In this our literature is unique , since in no other case is there an ...
... whole , correct to speak of an Ameri- can literature , meaning such a variation from the parent British product in letters as to imply an independent existence . In this our literature is unique , since in no other case is there an ...
Página xi
... whole story , misunderstands the relative values and gives to those early writers , tentative , feeble , and non- literary as they mostly were , an exaggerated importance in the total effect . In the present volume it is desired to ...
... whole story , misunderstands the relative values and gives to those early writers , tentative , feeble , and non- literary as they mostly were , an exaggerated importance in the total effect . In the present volume it is desired to ...
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... whole history of English literature , the names of Captain John Smith , Jonathan Edwards , and Cot- ton Mather , the three most mighty writers during the same term of years in America , and we can appreciate to the full the startling ...
... whole history of English literature , the names of Captain John Smith , Jonathan Edwards , and Cot- ton Mather , the three most mighty writers during the same term of years in America , and we can appreciate to the full the startling ...
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... whole were historical or descriptive ; political writing was minor and hardly worthy of mention . Not so with New England in the same period . There the religious interest predominated , and some of the names are of genuine importance ...
... whole were historical or descriptive ; political writing was minor and hardly worthy of mention . Not so with New England in the same period . There the religious interest predominated , and some of the names are of genuine importance ...
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... whole enheartening in its suggestion of the wholesome influence of work under necessity . - Irving was winningly modest in his feeling about the merit of " The Sketch Book . " He only wished , he said , " to blow a flute accompaniment ...
... whole enheartening in its suggestion of the wholesome influence of work under necessity . - Irving was winningly modest in his feeling about the merit of " The Sketch Book . " He only wished , he said , " to blow a flute accompaniment ...
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Literary Leaders of America: A Class-book on American Literature Richard Burton Visualização completa - 1904 |
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