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... involved with the values of the Gutenberg era ; as a cultural artifact it was characterised by wide distribution and private consumption . But over a couple of centuries the novel's radical role has been changed into a moderately con ...
... involved with the values of the Gutenberg era ; as a cultural artifact it was characterised by wide distribution and private consumption . But over a couple of centuries the novel's radical role has been changed into a moderately con ...
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... involved me in reading a good num- ber of novels by young English writers ; they conveyed a general feeling of flatness and banality in the writing , and a complete un- awareness of the problems of constructing a novel . Here , again ...
... involved me in reading a good num- ber of novels by young English writers ; they conveyed a general feeling of flatness and banality in the writing , and a complete un- awareness of the problems of constructing a novel . Here , again ...
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... involved in a variety of odious jobs , and becomes the protégé of a radical political movement that in the end betrays him . Invisible Man is , of course , a major example of the literary genre known as the ' negro novel ' , but one ...
... involved in a variety of odious jobs , and becomes the protégé of a radical political movement that in the end betrays him . Invisible Man is , of course , a major example of the literary genre known as the ' negro novel ' , but one ...
Contents
Preface 74 | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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