The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 33
... hero , having won his lady , really live with her happily ever after ? That is apparently why Beckett chose to discard what he regarded as the inessential questions and began where other writing left off . This stripping of reality to ...
... hero , having won his lady , really live with her happily ever after ? That is apparently why Beckett chose to discard what he regarded as the inessential questions and began where other writing left off . This stripping of reality to ...
Page 116
... hero Beowulf , whose exploits and character provide its connecting theme . There is no evidence of a historical ... hero's daring but welcomes him , and after an evening of feasting , much courtesy , and some discourtesy , the King ...
... hero Beowulf , whose exploits and character provide its connecting theme . There is no evidence of a historical ... hero's daring but welcomes him , and after an evening of feasting , much courtesy , and some discourtesy , the King ...
Page 874
... Heroes , Hero- Worship , and the Heroic in History ( 1841 ) his reverence for strength , particularly when com- bined with the conviction of a God - given mis- sion , began to emerge . He discussed the hero as divinity ( pagan myths ) ...
... Heroes , Hero- Worship , and the Heroic in History ( 1841 ) his reverence for strength , particularly when com- bined with the conviction of a God - given mis- sion , began to emerge . He discussed the hero as divinity ( pagan myths ) ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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