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 92
... style expressed in his writings . It was a life style unable to adapt itself to industrial civilization , and he had to go further and further afield to find situations that would embody his vision . His best work remains his early work ...
... style expressed in his writings . It was a life style unable to adapt itself to industrial civilization , and he had to go further and further afield to find situations that would embody his vision . His best work remains his early work ...
Page 97
... style , a quality Cohn deplorably lacks ; indeed , it might be said that the sense of style is the expression of the code . Style is what Brett Ashley superbly has . In part , it is a disdain of meanness and messiness . In part , of ...
... style , a quality Cohn deplorably lacks ; indeed , it might be said that the sense of style is the expression of the code . Style is what Brett Ashley superbly has . In part , it is a disdain of meanness and messiness . In part , of ...
Page 99
... style in which the novels are written . Whether one cares for the style is irrelevant . We are presented with words in spate , whole Niagaras of rhetoric . No one word is used if ten are possible . It is grossly repetitive , grossly ...
... style in which the novels are written . Whether one cares for the style is irrelevant . We are presented with words in spate , whole Niagaras of rhetoric . No one word is used if ten are possible . It is grossly repetitive , grossly ...
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The Southern Novel Between the Wars | 108 |
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