Comedy and Satire in the Novels of Thomas Love PeacockStanford University, 1970 - 490 pages |
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... CHAPTER II : THE OTHER CONVERSATION PIECES Melincourt Nightmare Abbey Crotchet Castle 67 67 92 120 147 CHAPTER III : THE ROMANCES 1. Maid Marian 2 . The Misfortunes of Elphin CHAPTER IV : THE FORMAL TRADITION OF 167 167 185 PEACOCK'S ...
... CHAPTER II : THE OTHER CONVERSATION PIECES Melincourt Nightmare Abbey Crotchet Castle 67 67 92 120 147 CHAPTER III : THE ROMANCES 1. Maid Marian 2 . The Misfortunes of Elphin CHAPTER IV : THE FORMAL TRADITION OF 167 167 185 PEACOCK'S ...
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... chapter , as part of a consideration of rhetoric . Peacock controls his novel's formal rhythm of systole and diastole by moving his characters into and out of scenes . The first three chapters introduce characters in blocks ( I : major ...
... chapter , as part of a consideration of rhetoric . Peacock controls his novel's formal rhythm of systole and diastole by moving his characters into and out of scenes . The first three chapters introduce characters in blocks ( I : major ...
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... chapter involving Dr. Opimian and Mr. Gry 11 , and concerning such " palpable misnomers " as Palestine Soup and American political factions . Placing this chapter first deftly avoids the split personality of Melincourt . Gryll Grange ...
... chapter involving Dr. Opimian and Mr. Gry 11 , and concerning such " palpable misnomers " as Palestine Soup and American political factions . Placing this chapter first deftly avoids the split personality of Melincourt . Gryll Grange ...
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