Lectures on Subjects Connected With Literature and Life (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Edwin P. Whipple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330948610 ISBN 13 : 9781330948613

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Great ideas in literature shape nations, not just the pages they live on. This collection shows how authors guide history by ideas that outlast rulers.

Edwin P. Whipple argues that history without the minds of authors is an empty map. By weaving literary influence into civil history, the book reveals the laws of human nature behind events and changes.

Expect a thoughtful look at how writers move society, sometimes through perseverance in adversity, sometimes through the subtler force of thought becoming institutions. The work also explores wit, humor, and the deep connections between literature and daily life.

• How authors influence history beyond headlines and battles


• How ideas lead to social and political change over generations


• The ties between humor, wit, and serious insights about character


• Why the lives of writers matter for understanding culture and law

Ideal for readers of literary criticism and the history of ideas.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Library. LECTURE I. AUTHORS IN THEIR RELATIONS TO LIFE. There has existed in all ages a class of men, called at different periods by different names, but generally comprehended under the name of authors. They hold the same relation to the mind of man that the agriculturist and manufacturer bear to his body; and by virtue of their sway over the realms of thought and emotion, they have exercised a vast influence upon human affairs, which has too often been overlooked or denied by earths industrial and political sovereigns. Operating as they do on unseen substances, and working silent and mysterious changes in the inward man, without altering his external aspect, they have strangely puzzled the whole horde of bigots and tyrants, and have written their Mene, Mene, Tekel, TJ pharsin on the walls of earths proudest palaces. On the occasion of a literary anniversary like yours, I am aware of no more appropriate Delivered before the Literary Societies of Brown University, Sept. 1, 1846.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330948610
• ISBN 13: 9781330948613
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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