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... social classes . His power was more akin to the great actor's , orator's , or demagogue's than to the writer's as we ... social facts and social abuses which had already been recognized if not explored before him . He shared a great deal ...
... social classes . His power was more akin to the great actor's , orator's , or demagogue's than to the writer's as we ... social facts and social abuses which had already been recognized if not explored before him . He shared a great deal ...
Page 175
... social climbing , and of putting one over the neighbour , is in full swing . And everything has the appearance of being completely natural : this is social life as it is . The only analogue to the novel is War and Peace ; and that said ...
... social climbing , and of putting one over the neighbour , is in full swing . And everything has the appearance of being completely natural : this is social life as it is . The only analogue to the novel is War and Peace ; and that said ...
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A Short Critical History Walter Allen. social trends dealt with are expressed strongly in terms of character , and the characters , shaped though they are by them , are more than the social trends . The Princess Casamassima was the first ...
A Short Critical History Walter Allen. social trends dealt with are expressed strongly in terms of character , and the characters , shaped though they are by them , are more than the social trends . The Princess Casamassima was the first ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
Copyright | |
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