The Long Weekend : a Social History of Great Britain 1918-1939: And, The Reader Over Your Shoulder : a Handbook for Writers of English ProseCarcanet, 2006 - 848 páginas This contemporary edition makes available two of Graves's pieces of non-fiction that haave not been widely available since their original printing during the 1940s. In addition to the original text, this volume includes a substantial introduction that provides background information and literary criticism. The volume will be of use to students studying Graves as well as to scholars seeking both clean and durable editions of these previously obscure texts and analytical commentary from a literary scholar. As a companion piece to Graves's famous autobiography Goodbye to All That, this volume gives a broader perspective on the writer's understanding of WWI, its impact on English culture and his views on contemporary writing in England. |
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... less grotesque had the seventy - three Irish Nationalists , then called Sinn Feiners , taken their seats . The Irish vote had traditionally been the sliding make - weight between the two elder parties . But the Sinn Feiners unanimously ...
... less grotesque had the seventy - three Irish Nationalists , then called Sinn Feiners , taken their seats . The Irish vote had traditionally been the sliding make - weight between the two elder parties . But the Sinn Feiners unanimously ...
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... less ancient than Latin , since it has no separate neuter gender and does not decline its nouns ; also , its conjugations are far simpler . English is clearly less ancient than French : except for its pronouns , it is free of gender ...
... less ancient than Latin , since it has no separate neuter gender and does not decline its nouns ; also , its conjugations are far simpler . English is clearly less ancient than French : except for its pronouns , it is free of gender ...
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... less frequent since history began , owing to man's successful engineering feats . This is unwarranted . ( b ) Meanwhile the struggle with the inorganic world has become progressively less important ... and the old struggle has been in ...
... less frequent since history began , owing to man's successful engineering feats . This is unwarranted . ( b ) Meanwhile the struggle with the inorganic world has become progressively less important ... and the old struggle has been in ...
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A Social History of Great Britain 19181939 | 2 |
Armistice 1918 | 3 |
Revolution Averted 1919 | 9 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 51 secciones no mostradas
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