In Defense of Historical Literature: Essays on American History, Autobiography, Drama, and Fiction |
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... literature accept also the dubious corollary that good literature - whether history or fiction - always takes liberties with " the facts . " For this reason among others , the curricula of English departments underemphasize great ...
... literature accept also the dubious corollary that good literature - whether history or fiction - always takes liberties with " the facts . " For this reason among others , the curricula of English departments underemphasize great ...
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... literature not only tend to ignore formal history ; many of them positively suspect any concern with literal historical fact in literary criticism . Thus they encourage , if they do not actually accept , the most narrow conception of ...
... literature not only tend to ignore formal history ; many of them positively suspect any concern with literal historical fact in literary criticism . Thus they encourage , if they do not actually accept , the most narrow conception of ...
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... literature , causes of , 2-4 ; separation from literature , consequences of , 2-5 ; style in , 2-3 , 10-14 , 22-23 ; symbolism in , 7-8 , 15-17 ; value of negative criti- cism to , 21 Hoar , Leonard ( president of Har- vard College ) ...
... literature , causes of , 2-4 ; separation from literature , consequences of , 2-5 ; style in , 2-3 , 10-14 , 22-23 ; symbolism in , 7-8 , 15-17 ; value of negative criti- cism to , 21 Hoar , Leonard ( president of Har- vard College ) ...
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