A Short History of English LiteratureH. Milford, 1921 - 404 sivua |
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... contains several references to the narra- tive of the Old Testament , and speaks frequently of the God of the Christian religion , was put together in the late seventh century by a Christian poet who interested himself in the songs and ...
... contains several references to the narra- tive of the Old Testament , and speaks frequently of the God of the Christian religion , was put together in the late seventh century by a Christian poet who interested himself in the songs and ...
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... contains spirited passages - notably that in which Horn , disguised as a palmer , gains access to Rimenhild's wedding feast , and rescues her from her unwelcome bridegroom . Another very famous romance with an English theme is Havelock ...
... contains spirited passages - notably that in which Horn , disguised as a palmer , gains access to Rimenhild's wedding feast , and rescues her from her unwelcome bridegroom . Another very famous romance with an English theme is Havelock ...
Sivu 21
... contains many quaint strokes : thus Beves regards it as a reflection on his manhood that Josiane should hold back one of the lions while he is killing the other . In another passage , mistaking her motive , he expresses a wish that she ...
... contains many quaint strokes : thus Beves regards it as a reflection on his manhood that Josiane should hold back one of the lions while he is killing the other . In another passage , mistaking her motive , he expresses a wish that she ...
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... contains many episodes familiar to readers of Malory and Tennyson.2 6 In view of the subsequent fame of Launcelot in England , and of his popularity in contemporary French poetry , it is Arthur's ambiguous last message to her is worth ...
... contains many episodes familiar to readers of Malory and Tennyson.2 6 In view of the subsequent fame of Launcelot in England , and of his popularity in contemporary French poetry , it is Arthur's ambiguous last message to her is worth ...
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... contains much description of Arthur's court and battles : the most interesting episodes relating to Merlin are those telling of his wondrous birth , and his enchantment by the fair Ninian . Like Libeaus Desconus and many other of the ...
... contains much description of Arthur's court and battles : the most interesting episodes relating to Merlin are those telling of his wondrous birth , and his enchantment by the fair Ninian . Like Libeaus Desconus and many other of the ...
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