The History of World LiteratureUniversity of knowledge, 1938 - 383 Seiten |
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... satire , and witty extravagance . A charming and brilliant personality not averse to humor is evinced by his writing , and the testimony of his contemporaries indicates that More indeed an unusually ingratiating person- ality . The book ...
... satire , and witty extravagance . A charming and brilliant personality not averse to humor is evinced by his writing , and the testimony of his contemporaries indicates that More indeed an unusually ingratiating person- ality . The book ...
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Walter Blair. GULLIVER MAKES FRIENDS WITH THE LILLIPUTIANS ( Illustration from Jonathan Swift's satire , Travels of Lemuel Gulliver . ) " Gulliver's Travels " was written as a satire on English politics of the early eighteenth century ...
Walter Blair. GULLIVER MAKES FRIENDS WITH THE LILLIPUTIANS ( Illustration from Jonathan Swift's satire , Travels of Lemuel Gulliver . ) " Gulliver's Travels " was written as a satire on English politics of the early eighteenth century ...
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... satire to something close to perfection was Alexander Pope ( 1688-1744 ) . Pope was a hunchback invalid , and his Catholic religion barred him from holding any government post , but he overcame prejudice against him by the music , wit ...
... satire to something close to perfection was Alexander Pope ( 1688-1744 ) . Pope was a hunchback invalid , and his Catholic religion barred him from holding any government post , but he overcame prejudice against him by the music , wit ...
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INTRODUCTION vii | 13 |
GREEK LITERATURE | 33 |
LATIN LITERATURE | 53 |
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