Tradition and Dream: The English and American Novel from the Twenties to Our TimeDen engelske og amerikanske novelle fra 1920 til 1960 |
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Page 75
... moral corruption arising out of the desperate boredom she feels behind her façade of gaiety and charm during her elderly husband's long years as an invalid . Niel discovers that she is having an affair with a wealthy friend of the ...
... moral corruption arising out of the desperate boredom she feels behind her façade of gaiety and charm during her elderly husband's long years as an invalid . Niel discovers that she is having an affair with a wealthy friend of the ...
Page 252
... moral compulsion ought to be to understand . I'm not saying tout comprendre , c'est tout pardonner , far from it . But I am saying that passing moral judgments should be open to you only when you understand what you're judging , not ...
... moral compulsion ought to be to understand . I'm not saying tout comprendre , c'est tout pardonner , far from it . But I am saying that passing moral judgments should be open to you only when you understand what you're judging , not ...
Page 281
... moral serious- ness that could be made apparent without the aid of evangelical puffing and blowing . It was precisely the element of moral seriousness that one hadn't spotted in Lucky Jim and that is increasingly evident in the later ...
... moral serious- ness that could be made apparent without the aid of evangelical puffing and blowing . It was precisely the element of moral seriousness that one hadn't spotted in Lucky Jim and that is increasingly evident in the later ...
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American | 65 |
The Southern Novel Between the Wars | 108 |
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