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... human beings because he expresses in symbolic form , and thus retains its mystery as he does so , one abiding aspect of human nature . It is improbable that Richardson knew the original Don Juan at first hand , though he may well have ...
... human beings because he expresses in symbolic form , and thus retains its mystery as he does so , one abiding aspect of human nature . It is improbable that Richardson knew the original Don Juan at first hand , though he may well have ...
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... human face . Characters in Smollett have become grotesque objects and , deprived of their human appear- ances , turned into animals or insects , they are deprived of their humanity . They are things to be kicked about , the sport of any ...
... human face . Characters in Smollett have become grotesque objects and , deprived of their human appear- ances , turned into animals or insects , they are deprived of their humanity . They are things to be kicked about , the sport of any ...
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... Human Bondage ends in a fake idyll : Sally , the girl with the placidity and acceptance of an earth- goddess , never becomes credible ; nor does her father , Athelny . The Athelny family , which seems carefully planted where it is in ...
... Human Bondage ends in a fake idyll : Sally , the girl with the placidity and acceptance of an earth- goddess , never becomes credible ; nor does her father , Athelny . The Athelny family , which seems carefully planted where it is in ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
Copyright | |
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