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Page 109
... artist's material for the sake of the pattern imposed upon it . Some critics find this , for instance , in the work of Henry James in his last phase . Readers who rejoice especially in the fiction of the great extraverts , Fielding ...
... artist's material for the sake of the pattern imposed upon it . Some critics find this , for instance , in the work of Henry James in his last phase . Readers who rejoice especially in the fiction of the great extraverts , Fielding ...
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... artist Robert Seymour . He persuaded the publishers , however , to change the original idea somewhat and invented the character of Mr Pickwick . As he wrote himself , the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club ' were designed for the ...
... artist Robert Seymour . He persuaded the publishers , however , to change the original idea somewhat and invented the character of Mr Pickwick . As he wrote himself , the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club ' were designed for the ...
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... artist plays in it . The notion of the artist as a dedicated man is very recent ; it comes from the Romantic poets and its holy scripture in English is Shelley's A Defence of Poetry . The artist , so runs the claim , is responsible to ...
... artist plays in it . The notion of the artist as a dedicated man is very recent ; it comes from the Romantic poets and its holy scripture in English is Shelley's A Defence of Poetry . The artist , so runs the claim , is responsible to ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
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