Thomas Gray, Volume 6I have two main aims in view 1) to give the reader as much information about Thomas Gray, his poetry and his age as he will need for enjoyment of the poetry; and 2) to examine all of the poems freshly as works of literature. |
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Page 71
... suggest identification of the narrator with Gray . Since they introduce no major complications or develop- ments ... suggestion being that of Odell Shepard , who in 1923 proposed Richard West . While Mr. Shepard's thesis cannot be ...
... suggest identification of the narrator with Gray . Since they introduce no major complications or develop- ments ... suggestion being that of Odell Shepard , who in 1923 proposed Richard West . While Mr. Shepard's thesis cannot be ...
Page 78
... suggest by contrast the triv- iality of all but virtue . Here is a subtle and hence easily mis- understood use of a ... suggests strongly an affirma- tion of life and an assurance of the continuity of life , of man's connection both with ...
... suggest by contrast the triv- iality of all but virtue . Here is a subtle and hence easily mis- understood use of a ... suggests strongly an affirma- tion of life and an assurance of the continuity of life , of man's connection both with ...
Page 99
... suggesting the prophecy of history ( Gray's continuous study ) against the tyrant and for the free human soul , also suggest the long tradi- tion of poetry of which Gray had already twice seen himself as the current representative in ...
... suggesting the prophecy of history ( Gray's continuous study ) against the tyrant and for the free human soul , also suggest the long tradi- tion of poetry of which Gray had already twice seen himself as the current representative in ...
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