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LoC No.: 13006062
Title: Youth and Life
Original Publication: United States: Houghton Mifflin Company,1913.
Note: Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Contents: Youth -- The two generations -- The virtues and the seasons of life -- The life of irony -- The excitement of friendship -- The adventure of life -- Some thoughts on religion -- The mystic turned radical -- Seeing, we see not -- The experimental life -- The dodging of pressures -- For radicals -- The college: an inner view -- A philosophy of handicap.
Credits: Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Youth and Life" by Randolph Silliman Bourne is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book examines the intricate nature of youth, exploring its radicalism, idealism, and the transitions it faces when entering adulthood. Bourne delves into themes surrounding self-expression, the conflicts between generations, and the societal expectations placed on young people. The opening of the book establishes a vivid depiction of youth as a time rife with contradictions, describing it as a burst of energy and self-awareness that contrasts with the innocence of childhood. Bourne articulates the internal struggles that youth faces as they navigate their newfound consciousness, comparing the state of being young to a chaotic exploration of a vast, confusing world. He emphasizes the importance of experiencing life's challenges, arguing that such struggles foster the development of character and ideals, and sets the stage for the ongoing examination of generational differences throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918
EBook No.: 67628
Published: Mar 14, 2022
Downloads: 103
Language: English
Subject: American essays -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 13006062
Title: Youth and Life
Original Publication: United States: Houghton Mifflin Company,1913.
Note: Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Contents: Youth -- The two generations -- The virtues and the seasons of life -- The life of irony -- The excitement of friendship -- The adventure of life -- Some thoughts on religion -- The mystic turned radical -- Seeing, we see not -- The experimental life -- The dodging of pressures -- For radicals -- The college: an inner view -- A philosophy of handicap.
Credits: Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Youth and Life" by Randolph Silliman Bourne is a philosophical work written in the early 20th century. The book examines the intricate nature of youth, exploring its radicalism, idealism, and the transitions it faces when entering adulthood. Bourne delves into themes surrounding self-expression, the conflicts between generations, and the societal expectations placed on young people. The opening of the book establishes a vivid depiction of youth as a time rife with contradictions, describing it as a burst of energy and self-awareness that contrasts with the innocence of childhood. Bourne articulates the internal struggles that youth faces as they navigate their newfound consciousness, comparing the state of being young to a chaotic exploration of a vast, confusing world. He emphasizes the importance of experiencing life's challenges, arguing that such struggles foster the development of character and ideals, and sets the stage for the ongoing examination of generational differences throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918
EBook No.: 67628
Published: Mar 14, 2022
Downloads: 103
Language: English
Subject: American essays -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.