Mirror of Minds: Changing Psychological Beliefs in English PoetryThis book aims to give some illustrations of the ways in which at various periods English poetry has reflected current views of the human mind, with special reference to such topics as its place in the cosmos, its relations with the body, the connections between sense, passions, and reason, the problem of soul and its possible survival after death. |
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The Poetry of the Souls Instruments | 1 |
The Development of Shakespeares Attitude | 48 |
Reason the Passions and Associations | 90 |
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