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Page 38
... tion of Robbe - Grillet's literary power , but a very dubious illustra- tion of his ideas . Jealousy is one of those novels - Emma is a classi- cal example - which seem significantly different on a second read- ing . On a first ...
... tion of Robbe - Grillet's literary power , but a very dubious illustra- tion of his ideas . Jealousy is one of those novels - Emma is a classi- cal example - which seem significantly different on a second read- ing . On a first ...
Page 131
... tion of hair thinning a bit at the temples . His features certainly seemed to belong to that epoch of painting : the faces in Eliza- bethan miniatures , lively , obstinate , generous , not very happy , and quite relentless . He was an ...
... tion of hair thinning a bit at the temples . His features certainly seemed to belong to that epoch of painting : the faces in Eliza- bethan miniatures , lively , obstinate , generous , not very happy , and quite relentless . He was an ...
Page 169
... tion of material objects . Here , for instance , is a paragraph from Jealousy : The furnishings of this room are very simple : files and shelves against the walls , two chairs , the massive desk . On one corner of the latter stands a ...
... tion of material objects . Here , for instance , is a paragraph from Jealousy : The furnishings of this room are very simple : files and shelves against the walls , two chairs , the massive desk . On one corner of the latter stands a ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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