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... critic of a hundred years ago more than the com- paratively sudden rise in her reputation and the equally sudden fall in ... criticism of life . Pure art of any kind has its dangers ; it may degenerate into an over - preoccupation with ...
... critic of a hundred years ago more than the com- paratively sudden rise in her reputation and the equally sudden fall in ... criticism of life . Pure art of any kind has its dangers ; it may degenerate into an over - preoccupation with ...
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... criticism of modern civilization and his vision of the good life . Of his contemporaries Joyce , it seems to me , is the only writer who is his peer , though they are so removed from each other that comparison is impossible . A common ...
... criticism of modern civilization and his vision of the good life . Of his contemporaries Joyce , it seems to me , is the only writer who is his peer , though they are so removed from each other that comparison is impossible . A common ...
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... criticism of life through comedy , 107 ; Pride and Prejudice , 107 , 108 ; Mansfield Park , 108-10 ; Emma , 110-11 ; Charlotte's Brontë's criticism , 111– 112 ; influence , 112 Autobiography of Mark Rutherford , The , 273-4 ...
... criticism of life through comedy , 107 ; Pride and Prejudice , 107 , 108 ; Mansfield Park , 108-10 ; Emma , 110-11 ; Charlotte's Brontë's criticism , 111– 112 ; influence , 112 Autobiography of Mark Rutherford , The , 273-4 ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Beginnings | 19 |
The Eighteenth Century | 50 |
Copyright | |
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