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Scholars have tracked down works that may have influenced Bunyan and he may
conceivably have read. They do not matter in the ... said, had no influence on any
fiction that came after it, but of that I am not so sure. It is possible to interpret ...
Scholars have tracked down works that may have influenced Bunyan and he may
conceivably have read. They do not matter in the ... said, had no influence on any
fiction that came after it, but of that I am not so sure. It is possible to interpret ...
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... 234, 258, 276, 281, 379, 400 influence of Cervantes, 4, 47, 49, 4 influence of
Shakespeare, 7 as reformer and social work, 33, 44; 46 - dominates English
novel for century, 44, 61 dramatic work, 45-46 expresses social conscience of his
age, ...
... 234, 258, 276, 281, 379, 400 influence of Cervantes, 4, 47, 49, 4 influence of
Shakespeare, 7 as reformer and social work, 33, 44; 46 - dominates English
novel for century, 44, 61 dramatic work, 45-46 expresses social conscience of his
age, ...
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... 326 Novel, English (general aspects): origins, and influences of Elizabethan
drama, 3-5 influence of Shakespeare, 7 of Elizabethan period, 7-14 imitation of
French in 17th century, 14-15 “character' writings and other 17th century
influences, ...
... 326 Novel, English (general aspects): origins, and influences of Elizabethan
drama, 3-5 influence of Shakespeare, 7 of Elizabethan period, 7-14 imitation of
French in 17th century, 14-15 “character' writings and other 17th century
influences, ...
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Contents
THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 24 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Novel: A Short Critical History |
| Author | Walter Ernest Allen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1955 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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