Masterpieces of World LiteratureFrank Northen Magill Philosophy and fantasy, plays and poems, essays and epics -- 270 literary classics that range from The Divine Comedy and Death Comes for the Archbishop to The Aeneid and The Grapes of Wrath are summarized and analyzed in this essential reference. |
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... morality : master - morality and slave - morality . Moral values are determined either by the rulers or the ruled . The rulers naturally regard the terms " good " and " bad " as synonymous with " noble ” and " despicable . " They apply ...
... morality : master - morality and slave - morality . Moral values are determined either by the rulers or the ruled . The rulers naturally regard the terms " good " and " bad " as synonymous with " noble ” and " despicable . " They apply ...
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... moral dilemma with which he is faced . He is unwilling to act unjustly , yet he is afraid that he is failing to exact a deserved retribution . He debates the murky issue and becomes unsure himself whether his behavior is caused by moral ...
... moral dilemma with which he is faced . He is unwilling to act unjustly , yet he is afraid that he is failing to exact a deserved retribution . He debates the murky issue and becomes unsure himself whether his behavior is caused by moral ...
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... moral fabric of Ovid's epic is more inte- gumentary than interstitial . Apart from the kind of alle- gorical inference that justifies the inclusion of the Song of Songs in the Bible , Ovid's moral underpinnings can be seen in his story ...
... moral fabric of Ovid's epic is more inte- gumentary than interstitial . Apart from the kind of alle- gorical inference that justifies the inclusion of the Song of Songs in the Bible , Ovid's moral underpinnings can be seen in his story ...
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Absalom AbsalomWilliam Faulkner | 1 |
Adventures of Tom Sawyer TheMark Twain | 9 |
Age of Reason TheThomas Paine | 17 |
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