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Of the good women , Amelia and Mrs . Pendennis are quite frankly depicted as
stupid almost to the point of imbecility . ... In the presence of the " good woman , "
however moronic , Thackeray ' s satire is suspended in favor of his sentimentality
.
Of the good women , Amelia and Mrs . Pendennis are quite frankly depicted as
stupid almost to the point of imbecility . ... In the presence of the " good woman , "
however moronic , Thackeray ' s satire is suspended in favor of his sentimentality
.
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Another example is the scene in Women in Love in which Birkin throws stones
into the pool to shatter the image of the moon. Symbolism of this kind cannot be
paraphrased; it can only be experienced. It is probably the rarest kind of artistic ...
Another example is the scene in Women in Love in which Birkin throws stones
into the pool to shatter the image of the moon. Symbolism of this kind cannot be
paraphrased; it can only be experienced. It is probably the rarest kind of artistic ...
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4»7, ^ Winter's Tale, The, 9 Wives and Daughters, 209 Woman in White, A, 250,
251, 252 Women, portrayal of Peacock, 152 Thackeray, 203-204 Trollope, 234-
235 Women in Love, 325, 434. 436, 437. 438 Wonderful Year, The, 10 Woolf, ...
4»7, ^ Winter's Tale, The, 9 Wives and Daughters, 209 Woman in White, A, 250,
251, 252 Women, portrayal of Peacock, 152 Thackeray, 203-204 Trollope, 234-
235 Women in Love, 325, 434. 436, 437. 438 Wonderful Year, The, 10 Woolf, ...
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Contents
THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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| Title | The English Novel: A Short Critical History A Dutton paperback Part 9 of Dutton everyman paperback |
| Author | Walter Ernest Allen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1955 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 May 2007 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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