A Library of American Literature, Vol. 1 of 10: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Stedman, Edmund Clarence

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333332378 ISBN 13 : 9781333332372

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Our aim is to give distinctive, readable examples of the writings of every class and of eiich successive period; to form a collection that shall be to our literature what a National Gallery is to national art; to bring together practical illustrations of the work of centuries, of the changes of topic and style, the rise of learning, imagination, and creative power, which finally resulted in a true home-school of authorship, upon which our people now rely with increasing confidence and pride. We shall not overlook those noteworthy specimens of prose and verse which, although anonymous, or possessing slight literary merit, have a special and independent value. State papers, and the utterances of famous public men, come within our field. Nothing will be rejected because it is already familiar; pieces that have established a claim are representative and likely to be found in this collection. Examples are chosen for the genuine interest of their style or subject- matter. Short poems, tales, and sketches are given in full; from longer works we select the most vital and significant passages, or those that have a completeness of their own. At least five of the ten volumes will be devoted to the literature of the last half-centurv, but, owing to its wealth, and to the steadily enlarging number of modern authors, less proportional space can be given to many of those cited. It has not been thought best to follow in all cases the quaint and often inconsistent spelling, and the undue use of Italic and capital letters, to which the earlier writers were addicted, but to present only so much of this as illustrates the usage of their time. Otherwise, when practicable, we give the text of original or authoritative editions, closely reproducing it where the old manner lends a charm to some narrative like that of Captain John Smith. In recent editions found of service, the orth
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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1333332378
• ISBN 13: 9781333332372
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 546