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W. L. Courtney 
Old Saws and Modern Instances (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

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Illustrating modern questions with ancient examples, Courtney, a distinguished man of letters, considers in this 1918 collection, “Mr. Thomas Hardy and Æschylus, ” “Aristophanes the Pacifist, ” “Demosthenes and the Principles of Patriotism, ” “Patriotism and Oratory, ” “Sappho and Aspasia, ” “A Philosophic Emperor, ” “The Idea of Comedy, ” “Realistic Drama, ” and “‘Our Euripides, the Human.’”


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William Leonard Courtney (1850-1928) was an English author, born at Poona, India, and educated at Oxford. Headmaster of Somersetshire College, Bath, and editor of the Fortnightly Review, his works include Studies on Philosophy (1882), Constructive Ethics (1886), Studies New and Old (1888), The Life of John Stuart Mill (1889), The Idea of Tragedy (1900), and The Development of Maeterlinck (1904).
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 294 ● ISBN 9781411456112 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5864028 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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