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... become ' new ' to the extent that the material a painter works with , or even the instruments for which composer writes , can be revolutionized for the purposes of his art , then literature would become not merely divorced from ' life ...
... become ' new ' to the extent that the material a painter works with , or even the instruments for which composer writes , can be revolutionized for the purposes of his art , then literature would become not merely divorced from ' life ...
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... become general . To quote Bayley again : The novel whose world is exceptional because it is the indi- vidual's world is not the vehicle of Nature , and it is this kind of novel which has become the dominant American literary form . To ...
... become general . To quote Bayley again : The novel whose world is exceptional because it is the indi- vidual's world is not the vehicle of Nature , and it is this kind of novel which has become the dominant American literary form . To ...
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... become clear . The enemy at last was plain in view , huge and hateful , all disguise cast off . It was the Modern Age in arms . Whatever the outcome there was a place for him in that battle . Before leaving Italy he takes a significant ...
... become clear . The enemy at last was plain in view , huge and hateful , all disguise cast off . It was the Modern Age in arms . Whatever the outcome there was a place for him in that battle . Before leaving Italy he takes a significant ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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