Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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... tale , looking at life in its larger as- pects , is beautifully exemplified by Addison's " Vision of Mirza " 2 1. Martha Pike Conant , The Oriental Tale in England in the Eighteenth Century , New York , 1908 . 2 . I have asked my ...
... tale , looking at life in its larger as- pects , is beautifully exemplified by Addison's " Vision of Mirza " 2 1. Martha Pike Conant , The Oriental Tale in England in the Eighteenth Century , New York , 1908 . 2 . I have asked my ...
Page 81
... tale in English literature . Goldsmith's indebt- edness to and his superiority over Lyttelton are equally evident . The popularity of the oriental tale was due in part to the way in which it met certain needs of the age , and in part to ...
... tale in English literature . Goldsmith's indebt- edness to and his superiority over Lyttelton are equally evident . The popularity of the oriental tale was due in part to the way in which it met certain needs of the age , and in part to ...
Page 82
... tale was made the vehicle of moral instruction , so that the didactic element became al- most an essential part of the definition of the oriental tale . The in- fluence of the oriental tale continued beyond the eighteenth century , but ...
... tale was made the vehicle of moral instruction , so that the didactic element became al- most an essential part of the definition of the oriental tale . The in- fluence of the oriental tale continued beyond the eighteenth century , but ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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