Project Gutenberg 1998-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 52 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Letters on Literature Introductory: of modern English poetry -- Of modern English poetry -- Fielding -- Longfellow -- A friend of Keats -- On Virgil -- Aucassin and Nicolette -- Plotinus (200-262 A.D.) -- Lucretius -- To a young American bookhunter -- Rochefoucauld -- Of vers de société -- On vers de société -- Richardson -- Gérard de Nerval -- On books about red men. Transcribed from the 1892 Longmans, Green, & Co. edition by David Price "Letters on Literature" by Andrew Lang is a collection of essays and letters discussing various literary topics and figures, likely written during the late 19th century. The work appears to delve into discussions on poetry, notable authors, and literary critiques, reflecting the author's personal views and biases on the state of literature and its practitioners during his time. At the start of "Letters on Literature," the author introduces the format and purpose of the essays. He expresses his intention to communicate with a contemporary reader and his use of an epistolary style to discuss modern English poetry, among other literary subjects. Lang highlights the current state of poetry and its perceived decline in popularity and quality, referencing well-known poets such as Tennyson and Browning while addressing the challenges of literary appreciation in a changing society. He reflects on the role of past literary giants versus contemporary authors and sets the stage for deeper critiques of individual poets and literary movements throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Literature -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: Literature 218449 218348 2024-09-01T09:36:30.142139 2023-10-01T08:47:50.224397 text/html text/html 222905 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/html 86569 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/html application/zip 129711 2024-09-01T09:36:34.693090 application/epub+zip 131864 2024-09-01T09:36:31.399111 application/epub+zip 131863 2024-09-01T09:36:30.613133 application/epub+zip 265680 2024-09-01T09:36:37.399067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241762 2024-09-01T09:36:34.200091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241803 2022-09-01T10:49:31.360547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201718 201664 2024-09-01T09:36:29.708149 2023-10-01T08:47:49.850396 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 201490 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83389 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18044 2024-09-01T09:36:37.550072 application/rdf+xml 12671 2024-09-01T09:36:30.974115 image/jpeg 3323 2024-09-01T09:36:30.794098 image/jpeg 129108 2024-09-01T09:36:30.163112 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia