Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1J. B. Lippincott, 1910 - American literature |
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Page 19
... Italy , Gaul , Germany , and England . When Ecgberht died Elberht succeeded him , and with Alcuin's help increased the library and de- veloped the education given in the schools . In 770 York and its library and schools was the centre ...
... Italy , Gaul , Germany , and England . When Ecgberht died Elberht succeeded him , and with Alcuin's help increased the library and de- veloped the education given in the schools . In 770 York and its library and schools was the centre ...
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... Italy - these were the quickening influences in English literature from the days of Layamon till a new tide of foreign - born ideas began a fresh epoch in the sixteenth century . The blood which ran in the veins of the singers was , in ...
... Italy - these were the quickening influences in English literature from the days of Layamon till a new tide of foreign - born ideas began a fresh epoch in the sixteenth century . The blood which ran in the veins of the singers was , in ...
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... Italian writers , Dante and Boccaccio . Thenceforth what we may call the literary or Court poetry of England takes an entirely new turn ; for , though Chaucer's successors could but very imperfectly follow in his footsteps , it was yet ...
... Italian writers , Dante and Boccaccio . Thenceforth what we may call the literary or Court poetry of England takes an entirely new turn ; for , though Chaucer's successors could but very imperfectly follow in his footsteps , it was yet ...
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... Italy ) , and , aided by the werewolf , make their escape , the romance ending happily after adventures as wonderful as any reasonable reader could desire . The plot is perhaps a little too romantic , but the telling of it is excellent ...
... Italy ) , and , aided by the werewolf , make their escape , the romance ending happily after adventures as wonderful as any reasonable reader could desire . The plot is perhaps a little too romantic , but the telling of it is excellent ...
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... Italy . In December 1372 Chaucer was sent to Genoa to arrange with its citizens as to the choice of an English port ... Italian journeys probably only lasted a few months , but during it Chaucer was fortunate enough to meet at Padua the ...
... Italy . In December 1372 Chaucer was sent to Genoa to arrange with its citizens as to the choice of an English port ... Italian journeys probably only lasted a few months , but during it Chaucer was fortunate enough to meet at Padua the ...
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