Catharine Maria Sedgwick: Her Position in the Literature and Thought of Her Time Up to 1860Catholic University of America, 1937 - 168 pages |
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... plot itself seems weakened , it is never lost sight of ; although it runs along in danger of eclipse by some of the minor plots . The novel is strong in character portrayal , but lacks character develop- ment . All are either good or ...
... plot itself seems weakened , it is never lost sight of ; although it runs along in danger of eclipse by some of the minor plots . The novel is strong in character portrayal , but lacks character develop- ment . All are either good or ...
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... plot but rather adds to it , for the author is always felicitous in her selection of incidents , and so ingenious in weaving them into the story that one overlooks the lack of plot unity . Again , as is usual with Miss Sedgwick , the ...
... plot but rather adds to it , for the author is always felicitous in her selection of incidents , and so ingenious in weaving them into the story that one overlooks the lack of plot unity . Again , as is usual with Miss Sedgwick , the ...
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... plot . The characters , like the plots , are numerous , and are of all kinds . Miss Sedgwick fails to make her woman characters convincing , as she has done in her earlier novels . Her idealization of hero and heroine has resulted in ...
... plot . The characters , like the plots , are numerous , and are of all kinds . Miss Sedgwick fails to make her woman characters convincing , as she has done in her earlier novels . Her idealization of hero and heroine has resulted in ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
BIOGRAPHY | 7 |
AN ANALYSIS OF MISS SEDGWICKS NOVELS | 21 |
Copyright | |
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