Shelf Life: Literary Essays and ReviewsIn this collection of essays and reviews, William H. Pritchard focuses on the work of English and American writers, most of them from the 20th century. Prichard's aim is to reinstate the aesthetic as a major motive for literary study. |
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Page 12
... young author . The strength of the teacher's position lies in his waiting till he is come af- ter . His society and audience are a privilege - and that is no pose . On the rare occasion when he goes after his pupils it will be to show ...
... young author . The strength of the teacher's position lies in his waiting till he is come af- ter . His society and audience are a privilege - and that is no pose . On the rare occasion when he goes after his pupils it will be to show ...
Page 156
... young rascal , through his experiences at seminary and as a curate celebrating his first mass , and into his life as the pas- tor of St. Francis and Clare in suburban Inglenook , out there someplace in Powers's Minnesota . As with his ...
... young rascal , through his experiences at seminary and as a curate celebrating his first mass , and into his life as the pas- tor of St. Francis and Clare in suburban Inglenook , out there someplace in Powers's Minnesota . As with his ...
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... young woman's savings . A capable pianist herself ( she super- vised music in the public schools of Johnson City , New York ) , she was much in demand to accompany singing at various events or conduct bits of musi- cal entertainment ...
... young woman's savings . A capable pianist herself ( she super- vised music in the public schools of Johnson City , New York ) , she was much in demand to accompany singing at various events or conduct bits of musi- cal entertainment ...
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POETRY AND POETS | 1 |
A Witness Tree and Frosts Biography 20 | 20 |
Reading The Waste Land Today | 36 |
Copyright | |
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