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title: 'Of the Inheritance of English Literature: An Address, Delivered Before the Miami Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi Society, on the Evening of August 11, 1846'
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authors:
- 'James Clement Moffat'
date: 1846-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Literature'
- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
- 'Psalms 78'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/moffat-1846-of-the-inheritance-of-english-literature-an-address-delivered-before-the-miami-chapter-of-the-alpha-delta-phi-society-on-the-evening-of-august-11-1846
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# Of the Inheritance of English Literature: An Address, Delivered Before the Miami Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi Society, on the Evening of August 11, 1846

Address tracing origins of English literature: the 14th-century rise of native English, Chaucer and Wycliffe, Italian and French influences, and the Church's role in shaping taste.

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