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History of English Literature, Vol. 4: Part I (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Hippolyte A. Taine

 
9780259201113: History of English Literature, Vol. 4: Part I (Classic Reprint)

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Scandal in England - Constraint and hypocrisy of manners - How and by what law moral con ceptions vary - Life and morals of the south Bappo - Don J saw - Transformation of Byron's talent and style - Picture of sensuous beauty and happiness - Haidée - How he combats British cant - Human hypocrisy - His idea of man - Of woman - Donna Julia - The shipwreck - The capture of Ismail - Naturalness and variety of his style - Excess and wearing out of his poetic vein - His drama - Departure for Greece, and death.

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