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Page 212
... prose spoken by the typical Shavian character is very close to that of Shaw's prefaces , energetic , purposeful , brilliant , epi- grammatic , rhetorically forceful and winning , whilst the dialogue is often commonplace in quality . The ...
... prose spoken by the typical Shavian character is very close to that of Shaw's prefaces , energetic , purposeful , brilliant , epi- grammatic , rhetorically forceful and winning , whilst the dialogue is often commonplace in quality . The ...
Page 216
... prose , although of far- reaching effect , does not imply the same degree of acute contrast as it does , for instance , in narrative , a form for reading only . Moreover the language , whether prose or verse , is dialogue ; it is speech ...
... prose , although of far- reaching effect , does not imply the same degree of acute contrast as it does , for instance , in narrative , a form for reading only . Moreover the language , whether prose or verse , is dialogue ; it is speech ...
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... prose or verse , is always sure of a poetic effect because it stirs profound feelings and , the tragic in life never being hidden for long , any tragic situation is immediately felt to be symbolic of life generally . Some authors , like ...
... prose or verse , is always sure of a poetic effect because it stirs profound feelings and , the tragic in life never being hidden for long , any tragic situation is immediately felt to be symbolic of life generally . Some authors , like ...
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