History of English Literature: To Wiclif, tr. by H. M. KennedyG. Belland sons, 1904 |
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... narrative parts , it lacked the steadiness , clearness and calmness which we seek in narrative style . A knowledge , on the hearer's part , of the events treated was assumed by the poet . He brought into prominence only isolated points ...
... narrative parts , it lacked the steadiness , clearness and calmness which we seek in narrative style . A knowledge , on the hearer's part , of the events treated was assumed by the poet . He brought into prominence only isolated points ...
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... narration of facts , as well as the reproduction of the speeches of the poetical characters that was attractive . Curbing his own impatience , the task of the narrator was to render the single passages of the action according to their ...
... narration of facts , as well as the reproduction of the speeches of the poetical characters that was attractive . Curbing his own impatience , the task of the narrator was to render the single passages of the action according to their ...
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... narrative at the commencement , clearly to designate throughout what is treated , as he who is passionate expects , indeed requires , that the listener shall un- derstand at once who is meant by " he " or " she , " so this epic style ...
... narrative at the commencement , clearly to designate throughout what is treated , as he who is passionate expects , indeed requires , that the listener shall un- derstand at once who is meant by " he " or " she , " so this epic style ...
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... narrative , still the primitive tone was preserved with the primitive subject- matter . In the mean time writing as an ordinary vehicle of thought had been introduced into England ; a Latin literature had sprung up , which was soon ...
... narrative , still the primitive tone was preserved with the primitive subject- matter . In the mean time writing as an ordinary vehicle of thought had been introduced into England ; a Latin literature had sprung up , which was soon ...
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... narrative is extraordinarily poetical , vigorous , and ani- mated . Indeed the Old English writings are distinguished by such descriptions of battle . At the beginning of the fragment is a speech of Hengest as follows : Then cried the ...
... narrative is extraordinarily poetical , vigorous , and ani- mated . Indeed the Old English writings are distinguished by such descriptions of battle . At the beginning of the fragment is a speech of Hengest as follows : Then cried the ...
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Aelfred Aelfred's Aelfric Aldhelm alliteration alliterative ancient Anglo-Norman Annals appears battle Beda beginning belong Beowa Beowulf bishop Byrhtnoth Caedmon cæsura Charlemagne chiefly Christ Christian chronicle church close culture Cursor mundi Cynewulf death diction ecclesiastical elements England epic epoch epos especially fabliau feeling French Gawayne Genesis German Hampole Hence Henry Henry III hero holy homilies influence king knight land language later Latin learned legend less lines literature lives lord lyrical manner material ment metre monk narrative Norman Northumbrian Old English original passages perhaps period Piers Plowman poem Poesie poet poetical poetry popular prose reign religious rhyme Richard romance saga saints Saxon seems short couplets song Song of Roland spirit story strophe strophic form style Teutonic thee thegns theme thirteenth century thou tion tone tradition translation twelfth century verse Widsith William words writings
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