Specimens of NarrationWilliam Tenney Brewster H. Holt, 1895 - 209 Seiten |
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... things ; and they further agree that these two char- acteristics are fundamental to all narratives . Despite these prerequisites it is no easy task accurately to determine in any given case what narration is : its aim appears by no ...
... things ; and they further agree that these two char- acteristics are fundamental to all narratives . Despite these prerequisites it is no easy task accurately to determine in any given case what narration is : its aim appears by no ...
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... things act ; it is an account of action . Now this mood , Narration de- action , and this material , things , and the means , words , written or spoken , will at once fix general confines to the province of narration . For its means ...
... things act ; it is an account of action . Now this mood , Narration de- action , and this material , things , and the means , words , written or spoken , will at once fix general confines to the province of narration . For its means ...
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... things , in narration the action of things ; description attempts to tell in words how things look , to portray ; narration tries to give a statement of what they do , to recount . The first is a tableau , the second a drama . Such , in ...
... things , in narration the action of things ; description attempts to tell in words how things look , to portray ; narration tries to give a statement of what they do , to recount . The first is a tableau , the second a drama . Such , in ...
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... things as opposed to thoughts - the material of exposition and argumentation . This is in the main true , but it is not the whole state of the case . Narration may look for its material in an intangible object , or in such an idea ...
... things as opposed to thoughts - the material of exposition and argumentation . This is in the main true , but it is not the whole state of the case . Narration may look for its material in an intangible object , or in such an idea ...
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... thing for a narrator to do is to determine on the objective point best suited to exemplify his purpose , and so to The necessity choose his material as best to bring of the objective point and of se- out that point . Nor is this choice ...
... thing for a narrator to do is to determine on the objective point best suited to exemplify his purpose , and so to The necessity choose his material as best to bring of the objective point and of se- out that point . Nor is this choice ...
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Seite 158 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, I fell down at his feet and wept.
Seite 159 - that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at one end and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other?" "What thou seest," said he, "is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now," said he, "this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." "I see a bridge," said I, "standing in the midst of the tide.
Seite 159 - I see, said I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason...
Seite 158 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Seite 163 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Seite 160 - But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it; and upon...
Seite 158 - I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Seite 162 - Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I, saw opening every moment upon the bridge.
Seite 160 - Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred.
Seite 158 - I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and' qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place.