Critical Essays on Roman Literature: Elegy and LyricJohn Patrick Sullivan |
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... present his character in the light he desires , and the style of his discourse is the means by which he presents his character to the audience . An excess of adornment destroys belief in the sincerity of the speaker's emotion , but on ...
... present his character in the light he desires , and the style of his discourse is the means by which he presents his character to the audience . An excess of adornment destroys belief in the sincerity of the speaker's emotion , but on ...
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... present ? ' or so that you may see the face of her sour protector and often hide yourself in a dirty shed — at what a price your night comes round once in a whole year ! I've no use for men whom a closed door delights ! My choice is a ...
... present ? ' or so that you may see the face of her sour protector and often hide yourself in a dirty shed — at what a price your night comes round once in a whole year ! I've no use for men whom a closed door delights ! My choice is a ...
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... present charac- ter or situation by lifting it into a world of ideal grandeur and beauty , a world which was very present to the Roman reader because his literature was so filled with myth and because its plastic and pictorial ...
... present charac- ter or situation by lifting it into a world of ideal grandeur and beauty , a world which was very present to the Roman reader because his literature was so filled with myth and because its plastic and pictorial ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION J P Sullivan Lincoln College page I | 13 |
DOCTE CATULLE K F Quinn University of 31 | 31 |
Tersus atque elEGANS J P Elder | 65 |
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