Project Gutenberg 2005-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 64 Matthews, Brander 1852 1929 Penn, Arthur Matthews, James Brander Matthews, J. Brander (James Brander) Inquiries and Opinions Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Literature in the new century -- The supreme leaders -- An apology for technic -- Old friends with new faces -- Invention and imagination -- Poe and the detective-story -- Mark Twain -- A note on Maupassant -- The modern novel and the modern play -- The literary merit of our latter-day drama -- Ibsen the playwright -- The art of the stage-manager. Produced by Bill Tozier, Barbara Tozier, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Inquiries and Opinions" by Brander Matthews is a collection of literary essays and critiques written in the early 20th century. This work offers insights into the state of literature and its evolution at the dawn of a new century, analyzing the interplay of artistic expression and societal change. Matthews engages with themes such as democracy, scientific progress, and the role of literature in understanding life's complexities. The opening of the work sets the stage for an exploration of these themes, focusing initially on the difficulties of surveying literature's future and the importance of recognizing its historical context. Matthews reflects on the legacies of the 19th century, emphasizing how the advancements in scientific thought, the spread of democracy, and the rise of national identities inform contemporary literature. He suggests that literature, as a reflection of life, must address the dynamic forces shaping society, laying the groundwork for a broader discussion of literary merit and the challenges faced by authors and critics alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 406458 406459 2024-10-07T12:09:40.509022 2023-09-07T12:17:41.584715 text/html text/html 409607 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 152209 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237749 2024-10-07T12:09:49.030968 application/epub+zip 242217 2024-10-07T12:09:44.168993 application/epub+zip 227797 2024-10-07T12:09:42.763017 application/epub+zip 454437 2024-10-07T12:09:52.780955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431298 2024-10-07T12:09:48.110983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386776 2022-09-08T07:18:27.900556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387022 386894 2024-10-07T12:09:39.843051 2023-09-07T12:17:41.070737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 386691 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146228 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 386702 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146094 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21643 2024-10-07T12:09:52.915952 application/rdf+xml 15810 2024-10-07T12:09:43.333020 image/jpeg 4226 2024-10-07T12:09:43.049031 image/jpeg 236057 2024-10-07T12:09:40.545012 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