The History of World LiteratureUniversity of knowledge, 1938 - 383 strani |
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Stran 57
... Turning from these writers of prose to the poets of the age , we find two worthy of special consideration - Lucretius ... turned to the writing of poetry , he wrote philo- sophical poetry filled with the scientific lore of the day . His ...
... Turning from these writers of prose to the poets of the age , we find two worthy of special consideration - Lucretius ... turned to the writing of poetry , he wrote philo- sophical poetry filled with the scientific lore of the day . His ...
Stran 263
... turned its back on him . One moment he is writing seriously of young love — the next he has turned pathos to bathos with his flippant com- ments . In this poem all Byron's faults become virtues . His insincerity turns into variety ; his ...
... turned its back on him . One moment he is writing seriously of young love — the next he has turned pathos to bathos with his flippant com- ments . In this poem all Byron's faults become virtues . His insincerity turns into variety ; his ...
Stran 293
... turned to what is called Hedonism- " Eat , drink and be merry , for tomorrow we die . " The poet who expressed this philosophy with the greatest skill was Alger- non Charles Swinburne ( 1837-1909 ) . Flaunting his red hair and his scorn ...
... turned to what is called Hedonism- " Eat , drink and be merry , for tomorrow we die . " The poet who expressed this philosophy with the greatest skill was Alger- non Charles Swinburne ( 1837-1909 ) . Flaunting his red hair and his scorn ...
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INTRODUCTION vii | 13 |
GREEK LITERATURE | 33 |
LATIN LITERATURE | 53 |
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