Author: Henry Trueman WoodPublisher:
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Category : Comparative literature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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The Reciprocal Influence of English and French Literature in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Henry Trueman WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comparative literature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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The Reciprocal Influence of English and French Literature
Author: Henry Trueman WoodPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282737665
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Excerpt from The Reciprocal Influence of English and French Literature: In the Eighteenth Century England; and that of the writings of English philosophers in France during the eighteenth century, may all be taken as instances Of this. Star to star vibrates light, and nation passes on to nation the light of knowledge and Of thought, while ever, in this interchange Of mind, the good and lasting is preserved, and that which is bad and trivial falls to the ground and dies. 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.
The Reciprocal Influence of English and French Literature in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Henry Trueman WoodPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021972408
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book explores the mutual impact of French and English literature of the 18th century. Henry Trueman Wood examines the literary works of both cultures and the way they influenced each other's literature. The book includes thorough analyses of various literary texts and provides insights into the social and cultural contexts that contributed to the exchange of ideas between the two nations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Reciprocal Influence of English and French Literature in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Henry Trueman WoodPublisher:
ISBN: 9780461105285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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The Reciprocal Influence of English and French Literature in the Eighteenth Century, by H. T. W. Wood,...
Author: Sir Henry Trueman Wright WoodPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
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English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Sir Leslie StephenPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465506985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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When I was honoured by the invitation to deliver this course of lectures, I did not accept without some hesitation. I am not qualified to speak with authority upon such subjects as have been treated by my predecessors—the course of political events or the growth of legal institutions. My attention has been chiefly paid to the history of literature, and it might be doubtful whether that study is properly included in the phrase 'historical.' Yet literature expresses men's thoughts and passions, which have, after all, a considerable influence upon their lives. The writer of a people's songs, as we are told, may even have a more powerful influence than the maker of their laws. He certainly reveals more directly the true springs of popular action. The truth has been admitted by many historians who are too much overwhelmed by state papers to find space for any extended application of the method. No one, I think, has shown more clearly how much light could be derived from this source than your Oxford historian J. R. Green, in some brilliant passages of his fascinating book. Moreover, if I may venture to speak of myself, my own interest in literature has always been closely connected with its philosophical and social significance. Literature may of course be studied simply for its own intrinsic merits. But it may also be regarded as one manifestation of what is called 'the spirit of the age.' I have, too, been much impressed by a further conclusion. No one doubts that the speculative movement affects the social and political—I think that less attention has been given to the reciprocal influence. The philosophy of a period is often treated as though it were the product of impartial and abstract investigation—something worked out by the great thinker in his study and developed by simple logical deductions from the positions established by his predecessors. To my mind, though I cannot now dwell upon the point, the philosophy of an age is in itself determined to a very great extent by the social position. It gives the solutions of the problems forced upon the reasoner by the practical conditions of his time. To understand why certain ideas become current, we have to consider not merely the ostensible logic but all the motives which led men to investigate the most pressing difficulties suggested by the social development. Obvious principles are always ready, like germs, to come to life when the congenial soil is provided. And what is true of the philosophy is equally, and perhaps more conspicuously, true of the artistic and literary embodiment of the dominant ideas which are correlated with the social movement.
Goethe and Mendelssohn. (1821-1831.) Translated, with Additions, from the German of Dr. K. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy by M. E. Von Glehn. With Portraits and Facsimile, and Letters by Mendelssohn of Later Date
Author: Carl Wolfgang Paul MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDYPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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The Land Question with Particular Reference to England and Scotland
Author: Sir John Macdonell (K.C.B.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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The French Influence on Eighteenth-century English Literature
Author: Linda Jane GrowThe Unity of History: the Rede Lecture Delivered in the Senate-House Before the University of Cambridge on Friday, May 24, 1872
Author: Edward Augustus FreemanPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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