Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious Narratives, with Observations on Some of the Most EminentMundell, 1805 - 174 pàgines |
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... able , which render many of these works by no means serviceable to the cause of morality . The best method , then , of supplying the deficiencies of history , seems , instead of these works , to be the biography of private life . Here a ...
... able , which render many of these works by no means serviceable to the cause of morality . The best method , then , of supplying the deficiencies of history , seems , instead of these works , to be the biography of private life . Here a ...
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... able to the usual course of nature : every thing unnatural and improbable is to be ex- cluded . Were these rules to be carefully . See note [ A ] at the end of the volume . observed , the attempt might , at first sight , A 5 9.
... able to the usual course of nature : every thing unnatural and improbable is to be ex- cluded . Were these rules to be carefully . See note [ A ] at the end of the volume . observed , the attempt might , at first sight , A 5 9.
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... the sup- position of the execution being unexception- able . But there are several circumstances which make it improbable that such should ever be the ΤΟ Conclusion Notes 148 151 On certain effects of Rнrмв in poetical com- position 163.
... the sup- position of the execution being unexception- able . But there are several circumstances which make it improbable that such should ever be the ΤΟ Conclusion Notes 148 151 On certain effects of Rнrмв in poetical com- position 163.
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... able to morality . Tales , written with a view to instruction , are generally of this kind ; insomuch , that when we speak of the moral of a tale , we mean always some maxim which may be in- ferred from it . . " The same objections ...
... able to morality . Tales , written with a view to instruction , are generally of this kind ; insomuch , that when we speak of the moral of a tale , we mean always some maxim which may be in- ferred from it . . " The same objections ...
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... able uniformly to act up to . And though his conduct cannot equal this standard , yet it will generally be found to bear some proportion to it . Hence the importance of raising the standard as high as possible ; of exhibiting characters ...
... able uniformly to act up to . And though his conduct cannot equal this standard , yet it will generally be found to bear some proportion to it . Hence the importance of raising the standard as high as possible ; of exhibiting characters ...
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Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1805 |
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1805 |
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Legitimate Histories: Scott, Gothic, and the Authorities of Fiction Fiona Robertson Visualització de fragments - 1994 |