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... beginning . II . HOMER Achilles the hero - Helen of Troy - The rank and file - The Iliad -The wrath of Achilles - The forge of Vulcan - The wander- ings of Ulysses - The writing of the Odyssey - Ulysses ' adven- tures - English ...
... beginning . II . HOMER Achilles the hero - Helen of Troy - The rank and file - The Iliad -The wrath of Achilles - The forge of Vulcan - The wander- ings of Ulysses - The writing of the Odyssey - Ulysses ' adven- tures - English ...
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... beginning - The birth of Jupiter - The Olympians - The rape of Proserpine . VII . GREECE AND ROME PAGE 137 . 163 The Greek spirit - The love of justice , freedom , and truth - The Greek theatre - The dress of actors - Eschylus ...
... beginning - The birth of Jupiter - The Olympians - The rape of Proserpine . VII . GREECE AND ROME PAGE 137 . 163 The Greek spirit - The love of justice , freedom , and truth - The Greek theatre - The dress of actors - Eschylus ...
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... , it aims at placing that work in historical perspective , showing that from the beginning until now , from the nameless poets of the earliest scriptures down to 1 Robert Browning , the spirit of man when most 3 INTRODUCTION.
... , it aims at placing that work in historical perspective , showing that from the beginning until now , from the nameless poets of the earliest scriptures down to 1 Robert Browning , the spirit of man when most 3 INTRODUCTION.
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... beginning of European literature , books had been written in China . But Confucius , the great Chinese philosopher , who flourished five hundred years before the birth of Christ , laid the foundation of Chinese litera- ture and ethics ...
... beginning of European literature , books had been written in China . But Confucius , the great Chinese philosopher , who flourished five hundred years before the birth of Christ , laid the foundation of Chinese litera- ture and ethics ...
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... beginning of the Christian era . The ancient literature of China is so extensive and so distinguished , that modern Chinese literature is little more than a series of commentaries on the works of classic authors . The influence of the ...
... beginning of the Christian era . The ancient literature of China is so extensive and so distinguished , that modern Chinese literature is little more than a series of commentaries on the works of classic authors . The influence of the ...
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