Author : Edward Caird
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780365248989
Excerpt from Essays on Literature and Philosophy, Vol. 1 How he Repels and Attracts - Advantages of a Chronological Arrange ment of his Poems - His View of the Functions of Poetry His Poetic Excellence and his Defects - His Views as to Poetic Diction - Effect of the French Revolution upon him - His Political Changes - His Relations to Rousseau - His Return to Nature - His Poetry of Nature - His Democratic Sentiment and Poetry of Humble Life - His Faith in Man - His Patriotism His Autobiography in the Prelude, Pp. 147 - 189. 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.