American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 2Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
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... sense in the world - the sense of an ache that had stopped . All life was lifted ; I myself at least was some- how off the ground . He was already where I had been . " " And where were you ? " the Brother amusedly inquired . " Just on ...
... sense in the world - the sense of an ache that had stopped . All life was lifted ; I myself at least was some- how off the ground . He was already where I had been . " " And where were you ? " the Brother amusedly inquired . " Just on ...
Page 2638
... sense in which it is difficult to suppose that any one should attempt to convey anything . " The story , " if it represents anything , represents the subject , the idea , the donnée of the novel ; and there is surely no " school " - Mr ...
... sense in which it is difficult to suppose that any one should attempt to convey anything . " The story , " if it represents anything , represents the subject , the idea , the donnée of the novel ; and there is surely no " school " - Mr ...
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... sense , which is a sense of the timeless as well as of the temporal and of the timeless and of the temporal together , is what makes a writer traditional . And it is at the same time what makes a writer most acutely conscious of his ...
... sense , which is a sense of the timeless as well as of the temporal and of the timeless and of the temporal together , is what makes a writer traditional . And it is at the same time what makes a writer most acutely conscious of his ...
Contents
Pioneers of the Modern | 1855 |
Song of Myself | 1861 |
Children of Adam | 1908 |
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