Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 4 AIL 0338 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Fielding's Elevated Opening
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The idea
Fielding writes that great and surprising events, brought to perfection by the utmost force of human invention and art, are produced by great and eminent men, whose lives may justly be styled the quintessence of history. The diction is that of serious historiography.
In practice
The diction of serious history.
Where people slip
Elevation is the setup.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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