H. G. Wells and the World StateYale University Press, 1961 - 301 pages |
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Page 6
... literary roles might have failed to grasp the inner unity of Wells ' work . Wells did not write for the sheer joy of writing ; he did not enlighten for enlightenment's sake . He was a man with a mission , or rather two intimately ...
... literary roles might have failed to grasp the inner unity of Wells ' work . Wells did not write for the sheer joy of writing ; he did not enlighten for enlightenment's sake . He was a man with a mission , or rather two intimately ...
Page 9
... literary tradition and primarily devoted to destructive analysis of English society to novels of ideas whose heroes were self - conscious pioneers in world - rebuilding set in even before the outbreak of the first World War . In the end ...
... literary tradition and primarily devoted to destructive analysis of English society to novels of ideas whose heroes were self - conscious pioneers in world - rebuilding set in even before the outbreak of the first World War . In the end ...
Page 261
... literary critics have been prompt to agree with him . Since the 1920's his stock among the critical profession has dropped almost to zero , whereas Joyce has rocketed to heights Wells never reached even in Edwardian times . A typical ...
... literary critics have been prompt to agree with him . Since the 1920's his stock among the critical profession has dropped almost to zero , whereas Joyce has rocketed to heights Wells never reached even in Edwardian times . A typical ...
Contents
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
The Prophetic Office | 12 |
Fundamental Assumptions | 60 |
Copyright | |
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