French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850
The book French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850 was written by author Here you can read free online of French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850 a good or bad book?
Where can I read French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850 for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850 Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850 Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850
What reading level is French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Cette espece de critique est le refuge de quelques hommes dis- tingue^ qui ne se croient pas de grands hommes, comme c'est trop l'usage de chaque commencant aujourd'hui; qui ne m6connaissent pas leur 6poque, sans pour cela F adorer; qui, en se permettant eux-memes des essais d'art, de courtes et vives inventions, ne s'en exagerent pas la portee. . . . Parmi les hommes assez rares de cette nature, nous ne pouvons pas ne pas mentionner M. Chasles. . . .
As far back as 1819 Chasles had begun to wr...ite in English, 5 and in 1823 there was pub- lished a collection of studies upon contemporary English poets that had appeared in the " Revue encyclopedique," and that bore the title "Coup d'ceil sur les poetes anglais vivants." We can attribute it to what we will, to this good foundation for a real appreciation of the bearing of English literature- upon American, or to a conviction that may have forced itself upon him — as we can only wonder that it had not already forced itself more generally than seems to have been the case upon French critics — that identity of language makes for identity, or similarity, of sympathy, in litera- ture as well as elsewhere; in any case, in the 5 A convenient bibliography of Chasles' writings published in book form is to be found in Thieme: "Guide bibliographique de la litterature francaise de 1800 a 1906." (Paris, Welter, 1907.) FRENCH CRITICISM OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 123 article in the "Revue des deux Mondes" of 1835, he says that "twenty wars of indepen- dence would not keep the United States from remaining English and Puritan." 6 And he goes on, insisting that the United States have had no literature that was not English, — lit- erature, that is, of excellence: Cooper follows Scott, Irving copies Addison.
What to read after French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Harold Elmer Mantz to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Cette espece de critique est le refuge de quelques hommes dis- tingue^ qui ne se croient pas de grands hommes, comme c'est trop l'usage de chaque commencant aujourd'hui; qui ne m6connaissent pas leur 6poque, sans pour cela F adorer; qui, en se permettant eux-memes des essais d'art, de courtes et vives inventions, ne s'en exagerent pas la portee. . . . Parmi les hommes assez rares de cette nature, nous ne pouvons pas ne pas mentionner M. Chasles. . . .
As far back as 1819 Chasles had begun to wr...ite in English, 5 and in 1823 there was pub- lished a collection of studies upon contemporary English poets that had appeared in the " Revue encyclopedique," and that bore the title "Coup d'ceil sur les poetes anglais vivants." We can attribute it to what we will, to this good foundation for a real appreciation of the bearing of English literature- upon American, or to a conviction that may have forced itself upon him — as we can only wonder that it had not already forced itself more generally than seems to have been the case upon French critics — that identity of language makes for identity, or similarity, of sympathy, in litera- ture as well as elsewhere; in any case, in the 5 A convenient bibliography of Chasles' writings published in book form is to be found in Thieme: "Guide bibliographique de la litterature francaise de 1800 a 1906." (Paris, Welter, 1907.) FRENCH CRITICISM OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 123 article in the "Revue des deux Mondes" of 1835, he says that "twenty wars of indepen- dence would not keep the United States from remaining English and Puritan." 6 And he goes on, insisting that the United States have had no literature that was not English, — lit- erature, that is, of excellence: Cooper follows Scott, Irving copies Addison.
What to read after French Criticism of American Literature Before 1850?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Harold Elmer Mantz to read onlineMoreLess
Write Review:
User Reviews: