Early Greek Poetry and Philosophy: A History of Greek Epic, Lyric, and Prose to the Middle of the Fifth Century |
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... human existence . Human suffering takes place only in the one half of a two - sided world . In an epic poem the other side must not be wanting . For only by means of the divine foil , as the logic of the age postulates , can humanity be ...
... human existence . Human suffering takes place only in the one half of a two - sided world . In an epic poem the other side must not be wanting . For only by means of the divine foil , as the logic of the age postulates , can humanity be ...
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... human initiative is referred to a divine inspiration ; in the Odyssey divine will and human action begin to be separated ( p . 90 , above ) . But Hesiod writes the Works and Days to supply a methodical answer to the question , What can ...
... human initiative is referred to a divine inspiration ; in the Odyssey divine will and human action begin to be separated ( p . 90 , above ) . But Hesiod writes the Works and Days to supply a methodical answer to the question , What can ...
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... human suffering and human confidence , to set forth a given human situation in poetry with vitalizing power , and to convey human emotion springing from strange circumstances in all the lustre of elevated language without detracting ...
... human suffering and human confidence , to set forth a given human situation in poetry with vitalizing power , and to convey human emotion springing from strange circumstances in all the lustre of elevated language without detracting ...
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