The History of World LiteratureUniversity of knowledge, 1938 - 383 Seiten |
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... believed that man of himself has no will apart from God . Nature is wholly bad . He was early influenced by reading Seneca , Euripides , Aristophanes , and Virgil . His first tragedy was written in 1664 , but it was of little account ...
... believed that man of himself has no will apart from God . Nature is wholly bad . He was early influenced by reading Seneca , Euripides , Aristophanes , and Virgil . His first tragedy was written in 1664 , but it was of little account ...
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... believed in the doctrine of living naturally and quietly , was ardently opposed to the Jesuits and Jansenists . In his old age he turned to religion and versified the Psalms of David for the Convent of Port Royal . The father of modern ...
... believed in the doctrine of living naturally and quietly , was ardently opposed to the Jesuits and Jansenists . In his old age he turned to religion and versified the Psalms of David for the Convent of Port Royal . The father of modern ...
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... believed that " character is the great social force . " He had a sense of tragedy and a per- vasive sympathy for the poor . Simple men he saw as suffering at the hands of the unscrupulous rich . But Balzac was great because he , too ...
... believed that " character is the great social force . " He had a sense of tragedy and a per- vasive sympathy for the poor . Simple men he saw as suffering at the hands of the unscrupulous rich . But Balzac was great because he , too ...
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INTRODUCTION vii | 13 |
GREEK LITERATURE | 33 |
LATIN LITERATURE | 53 |
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