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Shakespeare's Henry V: Christian Prince Or Machiavellian Prince?, Mary Jane Moore
Shakespeare's Henry V: Christian Prince Or Machiavellian Prince?, Mary Jane Moore
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The purpose of this thesis is to survey the two conflicting Renaissance theories of kingship leading into Elizabethan England and to asses the critical dichotomy created by those critics who have sought to identify William Shakespeare’s Henry V as the “… mirror of all Christian kings” or as a Machiavellian statesman.
The Spirit And The Letter Of The Law In William Faulkner's "Yoknapatawpha County", Charles Lowell Woodard
The Spirit And The Letter Of The Law In William Faulkner's "Yoknapatawpha County", Charles Lowell Woodard
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Question: Sir, do you think that man is getting better and better every day in every way? Answer: I think that man tries to be better than he thinks he will be. I think that that is his immorality, that he wants to be better, he wants to be braver, he wants to be more honest than he thinks he will be and sometimes he's not, but then suddenly to his own astonishment he is.
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Mystic Of Metaphysical, Robert Carl Snavely
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Mystic Of Metaphysical, Robert Carl Snavely
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Mysticism is among the great enigmas of human existence. The great religions of mankind incorporate various tenants of mysticism: the “forest seers” of ancient India recited the mystic Vedantic Hymns more than 2000 years before the birth of Christ. These hymns form the foundation of Hinduism. Buddhism, the other great eastern religion, owes its very being to the mystic experience of its founder, Guatama Buddha; and mysticism remains the very essence of it. Even the Chinese, who have been largely dominated by the pragmatic ethics exposed by Confucius, have a mystic strain springing from Lao-Tzu the founder of Taoism.
The Theme Of Infidelity In Negro Blues Songs, Fred Schoning
The Theme Of Infidelity In Negro Blues Songs, Fred Schoning
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Sometime during the middle or the last century a number of American writers became interested in what was known as "local color" writing and attempts were made to study, analyze, and comprehend the various regions of the America landscape. Along with this came an increase in the use of dialects, and writers attempted to capture the essence of a particular locale through the language of its inhabitants. One of the most interesting aspects of this movement was the increased concern with Negro life, habits, and language.
Tipping The Tea Table: An Argument For Reforming An Image, From The Austere Miss Austen To Jolly Aunt Jane, Warren T. Francke
Tipping The Tea Table: An Argument For Reforming An Image, From The Austere Miss Austen To Jolly Aunt Jane, Warren T. Francke
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The standard edition of Jane Austen’s novels and other works was edited by R. W. Chapman and published in six volumes by Oxford at the Clarendon Press. The original five volumes were published in 1923, followed by subsequent editions and impressions in 1926, 1933, 1943, 1946 and 1948. The sixth volume, Minor Works, first appeared in 1954.