Some Religious Elements in English LiteratureL. & Virginia Woolf, 1931 - 160 páginas |
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... Bible saints . They are war - like poems ; the Cadmon cycle , in particular , has a rough vigour which is reminiscent of the popular minstrel - the Scop applying himself , with a will , to scriptural sub- jects , the Saxon heroes ...
... Bible saints . They are war - like poems ; the Cadmon cycle , in particular , has a rough vigour which is reminiscent of the popular minstrel - the Scop applying himself , with a will , to scriptural sub- jects , the Saxon heroes ...
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... Bible seems an irresistible and age - old temptation ) , which rather naturally annoyed ecclesiastical censors , and gave the book a ( to them ) unpleasant look , the Wyclif Bible would no doubt have got away with it better than it did ...
... Bible seems an irresistible and age - old temptation ) , which rather naturally annoyed ecclesiastical censors , and gave the book a ( to them ) unpleasant look , the Wyclif Bible would no doubt have got away with it better than it did ...
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... Biblical epic , and , as Dr. Johnson re- marked , " This useless talk of allegorical beings is very wearisome . " To Cowley the writing of what he called sacred verse was a matter of principle . Poetry had , he says in his preface ...
... Biblical epic , and , as Dr. Johnson re- marked , " This useless talk of allegorical beings is very wearisome . " To Cowley the writing of what he called sacred verse was a matter of principle . Poetry had , he says in his preface ...
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CHAPTER PAGE | 9 |
ENGLISH AND NORMAN | 30 |
HUMANIsm and the Churches | 64 |
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