Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Lowell, James Russell 1819 1891 Wilbur, Homer Meliboeus-Hipponax Among My Books. First Series Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Dryden -- Witchcraft -- Shakespeare once more -- New England two centuries ago -- Lessing -- Rousseau and the sentimentalists. Produced by Ted Garvin, Thomas Berger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Among My Books. First Series" by James Russell Lowell is a collection of literary essays written in the mid-19th century. The essays discuss various writers and themes, exploring the relationship between literature and culture, particularly focusing on English poets like John Dryden and William Wordsworth, while also touching on figures such as Rousseau and Shakespeare. The text serves as a reflective commentary on the literary landscape of Lowell's time, revealing insights into both the authors' works and the evolution of literary criticism. The opening of this collection introduces the theme of memory and learning through literature. Lowell employs a metaphor from Benvenuto Cellini to illustrate how painful experiences can mark our memories, challenging the notion of learning through pleasure alone. He then transitions into an analysis of Dryden's impact on English poetry, discussing the historical context of his works, the stylistic variations among poets, and the significance of maintaining literary standards. Throughout, Lowell reflects on the tension between classical influences and modern innovation, setting the groundwork for a deeper exploration of the writers featured in the series. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation Witchcraft Dryden, John, 1631-1700 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781 PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 793400 793284 2024-10-04T07:41:11.624108 2023-10-04T07:20:56.330230 text/html text/html 793393 793277 2024-10-04T07:41:11.951106 2023-10-04T07:20:56.558247 text/html text/html 399415 2024-10-04T07:41:22.796066 application/epub+zip 409773 2024-10-04T07:41:15.510094 application/epub+zip 387240 2024-10-04T07:41:14.178134 application/epub+zip 669077 2024-10-04T07:41:28.841047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637859 2024-10-04T07:41:21.910068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601219 2022-09-04T10:43:43.264789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750207 750142 2024-10-04T07:41:11.120091 2023-10-04T07:20:55.967239 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 750236 2014-09-24T19:25:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 304599 2014-09-24T19:28:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 750270 2014-09-24T19:25:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304272 2014-09-24T19:28:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22221 2024-10-04T07:41:28.978020 application/rdf+xml 14075 2024-10-04T07:41:14.724129 image/jpeg 3414 2024-10-04T07:41:14.454071 image/jpeg 397335 2024-10-04T07:41:12.023123 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