Melville and the Comic SpiritUsing elements of traditional Celtic lore, relates how Kate helps her stepsister Meghan to break the spell that has given her the head of a sheep. |
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... Sometimes the discrep- ancy delights , sometimes it offends . The idea of " play " involves a multitude of human activities , from day - dreaming to Russian rou- lette , and its mood may range from sentimental euphoria to grim hysteria ...
... Sometimes the discrep- ancy delights , sometimes it offends . The idea of " play " involves a multitude of human activities , from day - dreaming to Russian rou- lette , and its mood may range from sentimental euphoria to grim hysteria ...
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... sometimes brutal reality . “ So I went to the chief mate , and told him I thought I would just step below , till this miserable wetting was over ; for I did not have any water - proof boots , and an aunt of mine had died of consumption ...
... sometimes brutal reality . “ So I went to the chief mate , and told him I thought I would just step below , till this miserable wetting was over ; for I did not have any water - proof boots , and an aunt of mine had died of consumption ...
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... sometimes with tragic , sometimes with both . The second view , a historical one , sees in Satan the " inspiration , " the " patron saint , ” the " fount and founda- tion " of Romanticism , whose “ shadow was cast over all the works of ...
... sometimes with tragic , sometimes with both . The second view , a historical one , sees in Satan the " inspiration , " the " patron saint , ” the " fount and founda- tion " of Romanticism , whose “ shadow was cast over all the works of ...
Contents
Introduction I | 4 |
The Comic Matter II | 11 |
The Comic Manner | 31 |
Copyright | |
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