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... instance , in his book on Genet , which attacks the narrowness and viciousness of the peasant community in which Genet grew up . This ' English ' attitude , which regards the ideal relation between the individual and the community as ...
... instance , in his book on Genet , which attacks the narrowness and viciousness of the peasant community in which Genet grew up . This ' English ' attitude , which regards the ideal relation between the individual and the community as ...
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... instance , the many intelligent passages of parody and assured mimicry . * One of Anna Wulf's problems is that she is suffering from a writer's block , and cannot produce an effective sequel to Frontiers of War ; hence , presumably ...
... instance , the many intelligent passages of parody and assured mimicry . * One of Anna Wulf's problems is that she is suffering from a writer's block , and cannot produce an effective sequel to Frontiers of War ; hence , presumably ...
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... instance , when one character has a heart - attack and Johnson illus- trates its effect with a blank page printed entirely in black . The novel contains a lively parade of stylistic improvisations , including passages printed as letters ...
... instance , when one character has a heart - attack and Johnson illus- trates its effect with a blank page printed entirely in black . The novel contains a lively parade of stylistic improvisations , including passages printed as letters ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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