The Reversal of the Exemplifying Role of History in Horace Walpole s “The Castle of Otranto ”
According to the traditional understanding, the role of history in literary works was te- aching by example. History was expected to provide readers with ready formulae for appropriate behaviour, to introduce models to follow and to identify with, as well as to explain the difficulties of life. In...
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Uniwersytet Opolski
2021-02-01
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Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/s/article/view/3629 |