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Page 140
... period closes with three plays which , had Shakespeare written nothing else , would by themselves guarantee his fame with posterity . In Romeo and Juliet he abandoned the Senecan convention of the tragedy of horrors to deal with the ...
... period closes with three plays which , had Shakespeare written nothing else , would by themselves guarantee his fame with posterity . In Romeo and Juliet he abandoned the Senecan convention of the tragedy of horrors to deal with the ...
Page 299
... period " whereas the appellation Augus- tan is applied to the first phase ( 1702- 1714 ) by analogy with the Golden Age of Latin literature coinciding with the rule of Emperor Augustus . However , it seems only appropriate to extend the ...
... period " whereas the appellation Augus- tan is applied to the first phase ( 1702- 1714 ) by analogy with the Golden Age of Latin literature coinciding with the rule of Emperor Augustus . However , it seems only appropriate to extend the ...
Page 516
... period of his life , a small moorland farm , but whether from pecuniary losses ' , or domestic misfortune , he had long renounced that and every other gainful callingR . In the language of Scripture , he left his house , his home , and ...
... period of his life , a small moorland farm , but whether from pecuniary losses ' , or domestic misfortune , he had long renounced that and every other gainful callingR . In the language of Scripture , he left his house , his home , and ...
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