First Essays On Literature

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First Essays On Literature

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Author : Edward Shanks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968

First Essays On Literature written by Edward Shanks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Literary Criticism categories.

Saturday Papers

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Author : Henry Seidel Canby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921

Saturday Papers written by Henry Seidel Canby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with Literary Criticism categories.

Essays On Books Classic Reprint

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Author : William Lyon Phelps
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-03-24

Essays On Books Classic Reprint written by William Lyon Phelps and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-24 with Literary Collections categories.

Essays On Books is a fascinating discussion of literature by an academic who was one of the foremost literary minds of his time. The author of these essays, William Lyon Phelps, was the first to teach about contemporary literature in the United States, in the 1890's. At the time this was a controversial topic! He doesn't shy away from further controversies in these literary essays either. Phelps' first essay disparages realism in literature, comparing it unfavourably with the doses of reality in even the most poetic of works by authors he esteems. The third essay is a brief biography of Jane Austen. Having finished disparaging realism Phelps lionises Austen, who is obviously a personal favourite of his, a preference he shares with many. If you are a fan of Pride And Prejudice, or indeed any of Jane Austen's books this essay is a perfect introduction to the woman behind the pen. Similarly his essay on Charles Dickens shows a deeply thought and felt love for the author. Rather than a biography of Dickens however this essay is more a biography of Dickens' works, examining the character (and characters) of each and how they fit in with what Phelps describes as Dickens' big and sympathetic heart. The full list of essays in this book are: Realism and Reality in Fiction Richardson Jane Austen Dickens Carlyle's Love-Letters Whittier Notes on Mark Twain Marlowe The Poet Herrick Schopenhauer and Omar Lessing as a Creative Critic Schiller's Personality and Influence Conversations with Paul Heyse Of these it is also fantastic to note that the Phelps corresponded with Mark Twain, and of course the conversations with the Nobel Prize winning Paul Heyse refer to actual conversations between the two. Phelps' access to these legendary individuals is part of the charm behind these beautiful and informative essays, in addition to the skill of the essayist. Whether you have an interest in literature as a whole or one of these authors in particular this book is bound to delight and inform you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Essays On Books

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Author : William Lyon Phelps
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-16

Essays On Books written by William Lyon Phelps and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-16 with Literary Collections categories.

Essays On Books is a fascinating discussion of literature by an academic who was one of the foremost literary minds of his time. The author of these essays, William Lyon Phelps, was the first to teach about contemporary literature in the United States, in the 1890's. At the time this was a controversial topic! He doesn't shy away from further controversies in these literary essays either. Phelps' first essay disparages realism in literature, comparing it unfavourably with the doses of reality in even the most poetic of works by authors he esteems. The third essay is a brief biography of Jane Austen. Having finished disparaging realism Phelps lionises Austen, who is obviously a personal favourite of his, a preference he shares with many. If you are a fan of Pride And Prejudice, or indeed any of Jane Austen's books this essay is a perfect introduction to the woman behind the pen. Similarly his essay on Charles Dickens shows a deeply thought and felt love for the author. Rather than a biography of Dickens however this essay is more a biography of Dickens' works, examining the character (and characters) of each and how they fit in with what Phelps describes as Dickens' big and sympathetic heart. The full list of essays in this book are: Realism and Reality in Fiction Richardson Jane Austen Dickens Carlyle's Love-Letters Whittier Notes on Mark Twain Marlowe The Poet Herrick Schopenhauer and Omar Lessing as a Creative Critic Schiller's Personality and Influence Conversations with Paul Heyse Of these it is also fantastic to note that the Phelps corresponded with Mark Twain, and of course the conversations with the Nobel Prize winning Paul Heyse refer to actual conversations between the two. Phelps' access to these legendary individuals is part of the charm behind these beautiful and informative essays, in addition to the skill of the essayist. Whether you have an interest in literature as a whole or one of these authors in particular this book is bound to delight and inform you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Why I Write

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Author : George Orwell
language : en
Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
Release Date : 2021-01-01

Why I Write written by George Orwell and has been published by Renard Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-01 with Literary Collections categories.

George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

The Definition Of Literature And Other Essays

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Author : W. W. Robson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1982-11-25

The Definition Of Literature And Other Essays written by W. W. Robson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-11-25 with Literary Criticism categories.

Professor W. W. Robson is an eminent literary critic, best known for his work on nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature. His natural form of expression is the critical essay, and this book comprises a collection of essays on a variety of topics written in plain and straightforward language. What holds the collection together is a preoccupation with critical theory deployed in the first four essays. In 'The definition of literature', the title essay, the discussion turns on what kind of definition is to be recommended rather than on a particular formulation. 'On liberty of interpreting' examines the much-canvassed question of the relevance or otherwise to criticism of the author's intentions. In another essay it is argued that one widely favoured account of literary appraisal - that it deals with literature as literature - is in fact empty, while in an essay on the novel the author raises the question of how prose fiction can be thought of as being true to life. From these general questions Professor Robson moves on to consider particular works and authors in the light of the preceding discussion of critical principles. Essays on Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Wind in the Willows are followed by surveys of Tennyson and Robert Frost, while the last four essays discuss literary questions by analysing what has been written about them by four distinguished poet critics: Hopkins, T. S. Eliot, I. A. Richards, and Yvor Winters. The overall aim of the volume is to take conversation about prose and poetry out of the limited and specialized literary or academic worlds in which it so often takes place and open it up to a broader world of reflective people, whoever and wherever they happen to be.

Writing Essays About Literature

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Author : Katherine O. Acheson
language : en
Publisher: Broadview Press
Release Date : 2010-12-20

Writing Essays About Literature written by Katherine O. Acheson and has been published by Broadview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book gives students an answer to the question, “What does my professor want from this essay?” In lively, direct language, it explains the process of creating “a clearly-written argument, based on evidence, about the meaning, power, or structure of a literary work.” Using a single poem by William Carlos Williams as the basis for the process of writing a paper about a piece of literature, it walks students through the processes of reading, brainstorming, researching secondary sources, gathering evidence, and composing and editing the paper. Writing Essays About Literature is designed to strengthen argumentation skills and deepen understanding of the relationships between the reader, the author, the text, and critical interpretations. Its lessons about clarity, precision, and the importance of providing evidence will have wide relevance for student writers.

Essays In Criticism

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Author : Matthew Arnold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911

Essays In Criticism written by Matthew Arnold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with categories.

Imagining Culture

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Author : Jonathan Hart
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-23

Imagining Culture written by Jonathan Hart and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-23 with Literary Criticism categories.

This book of original essays explores three important areas in comparative literature and history and in cultural studies: the boundaries between history and fiction;women as writers and subjects; and the connection between the early modern, modern and postmodern. New history and new literary studies look at innovative ways to see past cultures in a new light. Traditional methods are used to new ends and writers who are familiar within their cultures are translated to other cultures. This study promotes an expanded understanding of our cultural artifacts in a rapidly changing present. It discusses English-speaking culture in the early modern period in the context of other European cultures and relates Europe to other parts of the world, most notably America. After grounding the discussion of culture in history, identity, dialogue as a genre that crosses the boundaries between philosophy and fiction, the rhetoric of prefaces to historical collections, cosmographies and histories that share something with the techniques of literary and forensic rhetoric, the book proceeds to discuss two central issues in cultural studies today: gender and postmodernity. The final section of the book provides a general assessment through early modern texts of modernity and postmodernity.

The Literature Machine

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Author : Italo Calvino
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-01-11

The Literature Machine written by Italo Calvino and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-11 with Literary Collections categories.

'This brilliant collection of essays should be a feast for his admirers, as well as for those who approach his dazzling oeuvre for the first time-Calvino is not only constantly and supremely intelligent; he is constantly and supremely faithful to his narrative imagination' Guardian