A General Survey of American Literature
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But while she was thus hailing meteors for stars, there was shining in England a clear steady hght destined to shine on through the ages. The new star was Words- worth, but she did not recognize him. Longfellow she thought artificial and inartistic, and Lowell " abso- lutely wanting in the true spirit and tone of poesy," and predicted that posterity would not remember him.
On the other hand, of Ellery Channing, her brother- in-law, whom posterity has not remembered, she said that " some of the ...purest tones of the lyre are his, the finest inspirations as to the feelings and passions of men." Of Goethe, whom she was said to understand better than any one in America, she has left no memorable word. She had no adequate conception of either Carlyle or Emerson, while of Disraeli, the most factitious of writers, she said that he " shows not only the heart but the soul of men ; he wishes to care wisely for all." Her best critique, that on Sir James Mackintosh, owes what merit it has to the truthfulness of an undercurrent of self-analysis, made possible and proper by a partial likeness between her- self and her subject.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But while she was thus hailing meteors for stars, there was shining in England a clear steady hght destined to shine on through the ages. The new star was Words- worth, but she did not recognize him. Longfellow she thought artificial and inartistic, and Lowell " abso- lutely wanting in the true spirit and tone of poesy," and predicted that posterity would not remember him.
On the other hand, of Ellery Channing, her brother- in-law, whom posterity has not remembered, she said that " some of the ...purest tones of the lyre are his, the finest inspirations as to the feelings and passions of men." Of Goethe, whom she was said to understand better than any one in America, she has left no memorable word. She had no adequate conception of either Carlyle or Emerson, while of Disraeli, the most factitious of writers, she said that he " shows not only the heart but the soul of men ; he wishes to care wisely for all." Her best critique, that on Sir James Mackintosh, owes what merit it has to the truthfulness of an undercurrent of self-analysis, made possible and proper by a partial likeness between her- self and her subject.
What to read after A General Survey of American Literature?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Mary Fisher to read onlineMoreLess
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