The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1953 - 400 pages |
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... theory of literature as expressed in The Battle of the Books . With what intensity of conviction the doctrine of ... theory that the strongest check upon his aristocratic discrimination is to be seen . The historical theory of literature ...
... theory of literature as expressed in The Battle of the Books . With what intensity of conviction the doctrine of ... theory that the strongest check upon his aristocratic discrimination is to be seen . The historical theory of literature ...
Page 58
... theory of history , maintained that from early times the arts had flourished in the full bloom of perfection ; the modern arts , rather than substantiating any theory of progress , proved that culture if not sustained at the early level ...
... theory of history , maintained that from early times the arts had flourished in the full bloom of perfection ; the modern arts , rather than substantiating any theory of progress , proved that culture if not sustained at the early level ...
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... Theory of the Earth , in both of which books he finds the superiority of modern learning and knowledge maintained.12 The two arguments put forward by modern advocates Temple proceeds to rebut . In the first place , knowledge is not ...
... Theory of the Earth , in both of which books he finds the superiority of modern learning and knowledge maintained.12 The two arguments put forward by modern advocates Temple proceeds to rebut . In the first place , knowledge is not ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
MOOR PARK AND SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE | 10 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a | 49 |
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