The Situation of the NovelExamines the contemporary novel as a byproduct of English culture. |
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Page 70
... Never- theless Hinde firmly concludes that the novelist should understand the critical implications of what he is doing : A writer cannot block all analytical or critical thoughts about his craft . He necessarily accumulates them as he ...
... Never- theless Hinde firmly concludes that the novelist should understand the critical implications of what he is doing : A writer cannot block all analytical or critical thoughts about his craft . He necessarily accumulates them as he ...
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... never , in fact , shown any openness to the idea that changes in science and changes in art and literature may both be part of the same Weltanschauung , nor , indeed , that literature may depend on any causes other than the mere whim of ...
... never , in fact , shown any openness to the idea that changes in science and changes in art and literature may both be part of the same Weltanschauung , nor , indeed , that literature may depend on any causes other than the mere whim of ...
Page 142
... never becomes more alive than this account might suggest . It is instructive to compare this passage with Anthony Powell's description of Charles Stringham that I quoted earlier in this chapter ; by all accounts the two young men are ...
... never becomes more alive than this account might suggest . It is instructive to compare this passage with Anthony Powell's description of Charles Stringham that I quoted earlier in this chapter ; by all accounts the two young men are ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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