Project Gutenberg 2006-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 85 Vosmaer, Carel 1826 1888 Flanor Vogels van diverse pluimage Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Marc D'Hooghe "Vogels van diverse pluimage" by Carel Vosmaer is a reflective work exploring literature and the changing perceptions of books, written in the late 19th century. The text delves into the author's experiences with writing and publishing, discussing the life cycles of literary works and the circumstances surrounding their consumption and relevance. Vosmaer addresses themes such as the evolution of language, the significance of artistic expression, and the fleeting nature of literary prestige. At the start of the book, the narrator finds himself contemplating the value of various literary works he has read, expressing doubts about their merits and their place in contemporary society. This introspection leads to a visit from a publisher who presents him with a selection of his earlier writings, prompting the narrator to reflect on the passage of time and the changes in artistic sentiment. Through this examination, Vosmaer raises questions about the enduring nature of literature, the relationship between past and present, and the personal connections that bind readers to their own experiences and memories of art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Dutch literature PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 541357 541351 2024-10-08T03:43:32.296168 2023-09-08T06:15:19.112401 text/html text/html 545128 2021-05-26T05:01:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 3877300 2021-05-26T05:06:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5280186 2024-10-08T03:43:43.032137 application/epub+zip 5287698 2024-10-08T03:43:36.238129 application/epub+zip 283435 2024-10-08T03:43:34.694163 application/epub+zip 5522453 2024-10-08T03:43:47.927056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5497937 2024-10-08T03:43:41.965124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453649 2022-09-08T11:42:29.297548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509703 2024-10-08T03:43:31.007229 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509475 2021-05-26T05:05:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 196440 2021-05-26T05:06:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19088 2024-10-08T03:43:48.056055 application/rdf+xml 16367 2024-10-08T03:43:35.252120 image/jpeg 4412 2024-10-08T03:43:34.972153 image/jpeg 3960467 2024-10-08T03:43:32.419169 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 nl.wikipedia