Comedy and Satire in the Novels of Thomas Love PeacockStanford University, 1970 - 490 pages |
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Page 81
... display his cynicism as a form of optimism . But he does turn the clever rhetori- cal trick of claiming , despite his cynicism , to be " more idealistic than thou . By admitting that he does not ex- pect the reader to believe that ...
... display his cynicism as a form of optimism . But he does turn the clever rhetori- cal trick of claiming , despite his cynicism , to be " more idealistic than thou . By admitting that he does not ex- pect the reader to believe that ...
Page 177
... display their own foolishness . Aside from the treatment of Friar Tuck , Maid Marian's satire directs itself outward , though its techniques cut back upon the inside group in typically two - edged Peacockian fashion . 177.
... display their own foolishness . Aside from the treatment of Friar Tuck , Maid Marian's satire directs itself outward , though its techniques cut back upon the inside group in typically two - edged Peacockian fashion . 177.
Page 215
... display of both satire and ideal comedy . Frye should see the symposium as a meeting point between diverse postures and literary visions testifies to the importance and the flexibility of the form . That 2. The Picaresque Alternative An ...
... display of both satire and ideal comedy . Frye should see the symposium as a meeting point between diverse postures and literary visions testifies to the importance and the flexibility of the form . That 2. The Picaresque Alternative An ...
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