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... themes - and with the sweep of the Petrarchan tradi- tion over Europe is to be confirmed as a dominant theme for another ... theme among surviving Middle Eng- lish lyrics - especially among those of the earlier Middle English period - is ...
... themes - and with the sweep of the Petrarchan tradi- tion over Europe is to be confirmed as a dominant theme for another ... theme among surviving Middle Eng- lish lyrics - especially among those of the earlier Middle English period - is ...
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... theme and intimately bound up with the whole development of medieval allegory . The allegori- cal habit of mind was so dominant in the Middle Ages that it is hardly surprising to see it emerging in the drama . The morality play handles ...
... theme and intimately bound up with the whole development of medieval allegory . The allegori- cal habit of mind was so dominant in the Middle Ages that it is hardly surprising to see it emerging in the drama . The morality play handles ...
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... theme and maintains interest and excitement by the unexpected way it uses traditional Christian_material in working the theme out . The combination of shock and repose in Herbert's poetry is something difficult to parallel in English ...
... theme and maintains interest and excitement by the unexpected way it uses traditional Christian_material in working the theme out . The combination of shock and repose in Herbert's poetry is something difficult to parallel in English ...
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CHAPTER PAGE 1 ANGLOSAXON LITERATURE | 3 |
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THE VICTORIAN POETS 993 | 13 |
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