The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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Page 26
... turn my attention to the writers of the Augustan Period . The prose of Swift enchanted me . I made up my mind that ... turns of phrase or high- flown images . It is a civilized prose , natural , discreet and pointed . There is no attempt ...
... turn my attention to the writers of the Augustan Period . The prose of Swift enchanted me . I made up my mind that ... turns of phrase or high- flown images . It is a civilized prose , natural , discreet and pointed . There is no attempt ...
Page 73
... turn ( for what reasons , since I knew that all our actions were purely selfish , I did not stop to think ) and wanting to show his gratitude ( which of course he had no business to feel , for my apparent kindness was rigidly determined ) ...
... turn ( for what reasons , since I knew that all our actions were purely selfish , I did not stop to think ) and wanting to show his gratitude ( which of course he had no business to feel , for my apparent kindness was rigidly determined ) ...
Page 129
... turn affects them , and as these change minor changes follow both in the trappings of a play and in its themes . The invention of the telephone , for instance , has made many scenes redundant , has quickened the pace of plays and has ...
... turn affects them , and as these change minor changes follow both in the trappings of a play and in its themes . The invention of the telephone , for instance , has made many scenes redundant , has quickened the pace of plays and has ...
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