The Classic Myths in English Literature: Based Chiefly on Bulfinch's "Age of Fable". (1855) : Accompanied by an Interpretative and Illustrative Commentary |
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... only such myths as have actually acclimated themselves in English - speaking lands , and have influenced the spirit , form , and habit of English imaginative thought ; third , the necessity of excluding all but vi PREFACE .
... only such myths as have actually acclimated themselves in English - speaking lands , and have influenced the spirit , form , and habit of English imaginative thought ; third , the necessity of excluding all but vi PREFACE .
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... Land of the Phæacians ; Lang's Song of Phæacia . § 173. Fate of the Suitors of Penelope ; Extracts from Cowper's Odyssey ; Tennyson's Ulysses .. CHAPTER XXVIII . ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS .. - $ 174 . From Troy to Italy ..... § 175. The ...
... Land of the Phæacians ; Lang's Song of Phæacia . § 173. Fate of the Suitors of Penelope ; Extracts from Cowper's Odyssey ; Tennyson's Ulysses .. CHAPTER XXVIII . ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS .. - $ 174 . From Troy to Italy ..... § 175. The ...
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... land . ” ( 2 ) Esthetic myths have their origin in the universal desire for amusement ; in the revulsion of the mind from the humdrum of actuality . They furnish information that may not be practical but is delightful ; they elicit ...
... land . ” ( 2 ) Esthetic myths have their origin in the universal desire for amusement ; in the revulsion of the mind from the humdrum of actuality . They furnish information that may not be practical but is delightful ; they elicit ...
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... land to land , will be found to have originated in India . This theory fails to account for numerous stories cur- rent among the modern nationalities of Europe , of Africa , and of India itself . It leaves also unexplained the existence ...
... land to land , will be found to have originated in India . This theory fails to account for numerous stories cur- rent among the modern nationalities of Europe , of Africa , and of India itself . It leaves also unexplained the existence ...
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... land by an admiring dolphin . Spenser represents Arion , mounted on his dolphin , accompanying the train of Nep- tune and Amphitrite : - " Then was there heard a most celestial sound Of dainty music which did next ensue , And , on the ...
... land by an admiring dolphin . Spenser represents Arion , mounted on his dolphin , accompanying the train of Nep- tune and Amphitrite : - " Then was there heard a most celestial sound Of dainty music which did next ensue , And , on the ...
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