Project Gutenberg 2010-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 67 Collins, John Churton 1848 1908 Collins, J. Churton (John Churton) 02023976 Ephemera Critica; Or, Plain Truths About Current Literature Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Hannah Joy Patterson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ephemera Critica; Or, Plain Truths About Current Literature" by John Churton Collins is a critical examination of contemporary literature and its place within the educational frameworks of universities, written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the disarray and perceived decline of literary standards compared to the organized and impressive state of sciences at the time. Collins advocates for necessary reforms in literary education and addresses the issues related to the lack of proper representation and standards in literature, affecting both scholarship and public perception. The opening portion of the text establishes Collins' urgent call to reform the way literature is taught and critiqued within universities. He articulates a stark contrast between literature and sciences, claiming that the former is mired in chaos, while the latter thrives under strict standards and qualifications. Collins critiques universities for their indifference to the degradation of literary study, highlighting their failure to implement structures that would uphold literary excellence akin to those in scientific realms. His essays serve as both protest and experiment, aiming to shed light on the deficiencies of current literary criticisms and the dire need for a robust literary education grounded in both historical and classical contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Literature -- History and criticism Criticism English literature -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing Browsing: Literature 671320 671329 2024-09-14T11:46:35.992426 2023-09-15T06:46:30.062117 text/html text/html 662742 2010-11-19T14:43:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 233446 2010-11-19T14:52:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 316908 2024-09-14T11:46:48.013276 application/epub+zip 325466 2024-09-14T11:46:38.583331 application/epub+zip 325466 2024-09-14T11:46:37.140374 application/epub+zip 635347 2024-09-14T11:46:54.343302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555032 2024-09-14T11:46:46.685342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555289 2022-09-15T15:21:22.106964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538878 2024-09-14T11:46:34.459487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 545668 2010-11-19T14:43:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 538217 2010-11-19T14:50:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 210463 2010-11-19T14:52:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 208305 2010-11-19T14:52:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20002 2024-09-14T11:46:54.491257 application/rdf+xml 21908 2024-09-14T11:46:37.552409 image/jpeg 4553 2024-09-14T11:46:37.346388 image/jpeg 294965 2024-09-14T11:46:36.045350 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