Comedy and Satire in the Novels of Thomas Love PeacockStanford University, 1970 - 490 pages |
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Page 177
... Marian's fate . Nearly as much of the action relates to her life at her father's castle and the fate of that piece ... Maid Marian is a legendary prototype for Peacock's many emancipated and strong - willed women . The author's main act ...
... Marian's fate . Nearly as much of the action relates to her life at her father's castle and the fate of that piece ... Maid Marian is a legendary prototype for Peacock's many emancipated and strong - willed women . The author's main act ...
Page 184
... Maid Marian . But they prevent the work from being anything more than burlesque . Thematic unity and Peacockian spirit can only partially yield artistic success . The reader of Maid Marian must accept the work for the pleasure of its ...
... Maid Marian . But they prevent the work from being anything more than burlesque . Thematic unity and Peacockian spirit can only partially yield artistic success . The reader of Maid Marian must accept the work for the pleasure of its ...
Page 186
... Maid Marian colors the Arthurian world of Elphin . The Misfortunes of Elphin certainly does belong to the same class of fiction as Maid Marian , whether or not the often - applied term " romance " suits either work . They project ...
... Maid Marian colors the Arthurian world of Elphin . The Misfortunes of Elphin certainly does belong to the same class of fiction as Maid Marian , whether or not the often - applied term " romance " suits either work . They project ...
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