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... influence on any fiction that came after it : but of that I am not so sure . It is possible to interpret ' influence ' altogether too narrowly . Within a comparatively short time after its appearance The Pilgrim's Progress became the ...
... influence on any fiction that came after it : but of that I am not so sure . It is possible to interpret ' influence ' altogether too narrowly . Within a comparatively short time after its appearance The Pilgrim's Progress became the ...
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... influence of Cervantes , 20 , 52 , 53 , 65 ; influence of Shakespeare , 22 ; as reformer , and social work , 41 , 50 , 51 ; dominates English novel for a century , 50 , 63 ; dramatic work , 50–1 ; expresses social con- science of his ...
... influence of Cervantes , 20 , 52 , 53 , 65 ; influence of Shakespeare , 22 ; as reformer , and social work , 41 , 50 , 51 ; dominates English novel for a century , 50 , 63 ; dramatic work , 50–1 ; expresses social con- science of his ...
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... influence of Elizabethan drama , 19–22 ; influence of Shake- speare , 22 ; of Elizabethan period , 22-7 ; imitation of French in 17th cent . , 27-8 ; ' character ' writings and other 17th - cent . influences , 28–9 ; in- fluence of ...
... influence of Elizabethan drama , 19–22 ; influence of Shake- speare , 22 ; of Elizabethan period , 22-7 ; imitation of French in 17th cent . , 27-8 ; ' character ' writings and other 17th - cent . influences , 28–9 ; in- fluence of ...
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