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Page 135
... Snow himself as a literary figure one is struck by the immense disparity between what he says and what he does . In fact Snow's belief in the humanistic , melioristic , progressive qualities of scientific culture has become blended in ...
... Snow himself as a literary figure one is struck by the immense disparity between what he says and what he does . In fact Snow's belief in the humanistic , melioristic , progressive qualities of scientific culture has become blended in ...
Page 138
... Snow's gifts , in short , are quite inadequate , and are employed with a striking unawareness of their inadequacy , to meet the ambitious demands of his fictional enterprise . Snow himself has made it clear that although Strangers and ...
... Snow's gifts , in short , are quite inadequate , and are employed with a striking unawareness of their inadequacy , to meet the ambitious demands of his fictional enterprise . Snow himself has made it clear that although Strangers and ...
Page 143
... Snow's weaknesses are less apparent than usual , while at the same time his strength can be fully displayed . Thus ... Snow usually has trouble with , is largely absent from the novel ( Roy Calvert's affair with Joan Royce , which plays ...
... Snow's weaknesses are less apparent than usual , while at the same time his strength can be fully displayed . Thus ... Snow usually has trouble with , is largely absent from the novel ( Roy Calvert's affair with Joan Royce , which plays ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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