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Page 93
... society at large , and , broadly speaking , individuals are praised or attacked in terms of their contributions to society . In his longer poems of occasion Jonson has the space to work out more fully his view of the relationship ...
... society at large , and , broadly speaking , individuals are praised or attacked in terms of their contributions to society . In his longer poems of occasion Jonson has the space to work out more fully his view of the relationship ...
Page 126
... society can and should aspire to . The satirist concentrates upon that in society which corrupts it and cre- ates models of what should not exist in any healthy society . But while it is possible and necessary to draw such clear ...
... society can and should aspire to . The satirist concentrates upon that in society which corrupts it and cre- ates models of what should not exist in any healthy society . But while it is possible and necessary to draw such clear ...
Page 128
... society in terms of ethical absolutes . For Jonson , then , satire is far more than a literary fashion . It is one way of analysing society , or perhaps more accurately - one response to that scrutiny of society and the individual which ...
... society in terms of ethical absolutes . For Jonson , then , satire is far more than a literary fashion . It is one way of analysing society , or perhaps more accurately - one response to that scrutiny of society and the individual which ...
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