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... matter of historically weighted reference ( Butler's use of burlesque knight - errantry , Cowley's of epic ) . In relation to the links between litera- ture and society , two points are especially important here . The prominence of the ...
... matter of historically weighted reference ( Butler's use of burlesque knight - errantry , Cowley's of epic ) . In relation to the links between litera- ture and society , two points are especially important here . The prominence of the ...
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... matter of where Herrick lived , nor even of his subject - matter , but one of treatment . Herrick fragments experience without enacting the need to do so , and here again Marvell's lyrics provide a telling contrast . The effect is ...
... matter of where Herrick lived , nor even of his subject - matter , but one of treatment . Herrick fragments experience without enacting the need to do so , and here again Marvell's lyrics provide a telling contrast . The effect is ...
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... matter of literary fashion . At times , most notably in Jonson , it is an aspect of the search for a system of ethics for a whole society , while it can also be seen as significant in the light of social and political concerns of the ...
... matter of literary fashion . At times , most notably in Jonson , it is an aspect of the search for a system of ethics for a whole society , while it can also be seen as significant in the light of social and political concerns of the ...
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