Project Gutenberg 2005-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 61 Murry, John Middleton 1889 1957 Murry, J. Middleton (John Middleton) Murray, J. Middleton Aspects of Literature Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The function of criticism -- The religion of Rousseau -- The poetry of Edward Thomas -- Mr. Yeat's swan song -- The wisdom of Anatole France -- Gerard Manley Hopkins -- The problem of Keats -- Thoughts on Tchehov -- American poetry -- Ronsard -- Samuel Butler -- The poetry of Thomas Hardy -- The present condition of English poetry -- The nostalgia of Mr. Masefield -- The lost legions -- The cry in the wilderness -- Poetry and criticism -- Coleridge's criticism -- Shakespeare criticism. Produced by Ted Garvin, Amy Cunningham and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Aspects of Literature" by John Middleton Murry is a collection of essays on literary criticism written in the early 20th century. The book encompasses various topics, focusing on the function of criticism itself, the poetry of specific authors, and significant literary figures, including Edward Thomas and John Keats, among others. Murry aims to explore the evolving nature of literature and criticism, providing a thoughtful analysis of what makes literature valuable, and how criticism can help illuminate these qualities. The opening of "Aspects of Literature" begins with a preface outlining the organization and intent behind the essays, explaining that they reflect Murry's personal growth as a critic. He discusses his approach to literary criticism, emphasizing the importance of understanding literature beyond mere review and the necessity of establishing standards that critics can depend upon. At the start, Murry reflects on the uncertainty in literary criticism of his time. This serves as a foundation for the essays that follow, in which he navigates topics such as the role of authors in society, the essence of aesthetic judgment, and the transformative power of literature, particularly the works of esteemed poets and philosophers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Literature -- History and criticism Criticism Literature, Modern -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 358768 358651 2024-10-06T13:54:06.153465 2023-09-07T04:23:39.153443 text/html text/html 358761 358644 2024-10-06T13:54:06.422466 2023-09-07T04:23:39.300441 text/html text/html 203107 2024-10-06T13:54:12.807460 application/epub+zip 207260 2024-10-06T13:54:08.262488 application/epub+zip 207260 2024-10-06T13:54:07.101483 application/epub+zip 362677 2024-10-06T13:54:16.212437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345387 2024-10-06T13:54:12.060462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320869 2022-09-07T17:32:37.465133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329565 329499 2024-10-06T13:54:05.790474 2023-09-07T04:23:38.909454 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 329182 2020-12-19T03:50:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127897 2020-12-19T03:50:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 329227 2020-12-19T03:50:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127699 2020-12-19T03:50:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21843 2024-10-06T13:54:16.343422 application/rdf+xml 12942 2024-10-06T13:54:07.644464 image/jpeg 3348 2024-10-06T13:54:07.379471 image/jpeg 199483 2024-10-06T13:54:06.454477 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