The Quarterly Review, Volumen180William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, John Murray, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1895 |
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... Knight's Tale , ' is reduced in compass under Chaucer's treatment , as much as the ' Filostrato ' is strengthened and enlarged . The ' Teseide , ' unlike the Filostrato , ' is an ambitious experi- ment , no less than the first poem in ...
... Knight's Tale , ' is reduced in compass under Chaucer's treatment , as much as the ' Filostrato ' is strengthened and enlarged . The ' Teseide , ' unlike the Filostrato , ' is an ambitious experi- ment , no less than the first poem in ...
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... Knight's Tale ' : perfect in its own kind , but that kind not the greatest . It needs the infinitely stronger fable ... Tales . ' Troilus ' is not a romance , but a dramatic story , in which the characters speak for themselves , in which ...
... Knight's Tale ' : perfect in its own kind , but that kind not the greatest . It needs the infinitely stronger fable ... Tales . ' Troilus ' is not a romance , but a dramatic story , in which the characters speak for themselves , in which ...
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... Knight's Tale ' preserves the epic , or rather the romantic unities of narrative , as admirably as the greater poem . The Nun's Priest's Tale ' is equally perfect in its own way , and and that way is one in which Chaucer has no 544 The ...
... Knight's Tale ' preserves the epic , or rather the romantic unities of narrative , as admirably as the greater poem . The Nun's Priest's Tale ' is equally perfect in its own way , and and that way is one in which Chaucer has no 544 The ...
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... Knight's Tale ' is com- plete , continuous , and strong . Chaucer , whose modifications of Boccaccio are proof of intense critical study and calcu- lation of the dimensions of his stories , here admits , to rank with his finished work ...
... Knight's Tale ' is com- plete , continuous , and strong . Chaucer , whose modifications of Boccaccio are proof of intense critical study and calcu- lation of the dimensions of his stories , here admits , to rank with his finished work ...
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... Knight's Tale , ' 541 , 546 - his methods of composi- tion , 543- Man of Law's Tale , ' the story of Constance , 545 - story of Griselda , 546 - Franklin's Tale , ' ib . China , the story of the Bible in , 307— difficulty in selecting a ...
... Knight's Tale , ' 541 , 546 - his methods of composi- tion , 543- Man of Law's Tale , ' the story of Constance , 545 - story of Griselda , 546 - Franklin's Tale , ' ib . China , the story of the Bible in , 307— difficulty in selecting a ...
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