[PDF] The American Classical Authors eBook

Author : GREAT.
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 1989
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9781854350077

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An illustrated overview of the life and works of a selected number of important writers in the English language from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

Author : J. D. Salinger
Publisher : ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 30,45 MB
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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The Catcher in the Rye," written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951, is a classic American novel that explores the themes of adolescence, alienation, and identity through the eyes of its protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The novel is set in the 1950s and follows Holden, a 16-year-old who has just been expelled from his prep school, Pencey Prep. Disillusioned with the world around him, Holden decides to leave Pencey early and spend a few days alone in New York City before returning home. Over the course of these days, Holden interacts with various people, including old friends, a former teacher, and strangers, all the while grappling with his feelings of loneliness and dissatisfaction. Holden is deeply troubled by the "phoniness" of the adult world and is haunted by the death of his younger brother, Allie, which has left a lasting impact on him. He fantasizes about being "the catcher in the rye," a guardian who saves children from losing their innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff into adulthooda. The novel ends with Holden in a mental institution, where he is being treated for a nervous breakdown. He expresses some hope for the future, indicating a possible path to recovery..

Author : Patrice D. Rankine
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0299220036

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In this groundbreaking work, Patrice D. Rankine asserts that the classics need not be a mark of Eurocentrism, as they have long been considered. Instead, the classical tradition can be part of a self-conscious, prideful approach to African American culture, esthetics, and identity. Ulysses in Black demonstrates that, similar to their white counterparts, African American authors have been students of classical languages, literature, and mythologies by such writers as Homer, Euripides, and Seneca. Ulysses in Black closely analyzes classical themes (the nature of love and its relationship to the social, Dionysus in myth as a parallel to the black protagonist in the American scene, misplaced Ulyssean manhood) as seen in the works of such African American writers as Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, and Countee Cullen. Rankine finds that the merging of a black esthetic with the classics—contrary to expectations throughout American culture—has often been a radical addressing of concerns including violence against blacks, racism, and oppression. Ultimately, this unique study of black classicism becomes an exploration of America’s broader cultural integrity, one that is inclusive and historic. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine

Author : Ludwig Herrig
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 47,11 MB
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780332205946

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Excerpt from The American Classical Authors: Select Specimens of the Anglo-American Literature, Preceded by an Introductory Essay on Its Origin and Progress With Biographical and Critical Sketches Lydia H. Sigourney. William Ellery Channing. I have seen an end of all perfection Milton's intellectual powers Estimate of poetry Lydia Maria Child. Objections to poetry combated The umbrella gm John James Audubon. Frances Sargent Osgood. The Turtlers The hurricane The magic lute Caroline M. Kirkland. Ralph Waldo Emerson. 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.

Author : John Williams
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Adultery
ISBN : 1590179285

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"Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--

Author : Carl J. Richard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 38,64 MB
Release : 2006-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742534360

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The Battle for the American Mind brings together religion, politics, economics, science, and literature to present a compelling history of the American people. In this brief and entertaining book, noted historian Carl J. Richard argues that there have been three worldviews that have dominated American thought--theism, humanism, and skepticism. Theists put their faith in God, humanists in man, and skeptics have faith in neither god nor man. Each worldview has had an epoch of domination, leading to the present "Age of Confusion" where theists, humanists, and skeptics battle one another for control of American hearts and minds. By clearly explaining what Americans believed, exploring why they did so, and showing how that impacted the nation's development, Carl J. Richard presents a unique portrait of the United States--past and present.