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Title: Initiation into Literature

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Summary: "Initiation into Literature" by Émile Faguet is a literary guidebook written during the late 19th century. The book is designed to introduce beginners to a broad sweep of literary history, starting from ancient writings and tracing the development of literature through various cultures and epochs, including Indian, Hebraic, Greek, Roman, and medieval literature. Faguet aims to spark curiosity and encourage further study, presenting an organized panorama of literary progress. The beginning of "Initiation into Literature" features a preface by the author outlining his intentions, emphasizing the book's role as a repository for those new to the study of literature. The opening chapters immediately delve into ancient Indian literature, discussing sacred texts like the Vedas, the emergence of Buddhism and its literature, and the famous epics, the Mahabharata and Ramayana. Additionally, Faguet highlights the key characteristics of these works, such as their poetic style, moral teachings, and the inclusion of animals as significant characters—a reflection of the cultural context surrounding Indian literary traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Faguet, Émile, 1847-1916

Translator: Gordon, Home, 1871-1956

EBook No.: 8555

Published: Jul 1, 2005

Downloads: 104

Language: English

Subject: Literature -- History and criticism

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Initiation into Literature

Note: Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Credits: Text file produced by Ted Garvin, Marlo Dianne, Charles Franks and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger

Summary: "Initiation into Literature" by Émile Faguet is a literary guidebook written during the late 19th century. The book is designed to introduce beginners to a broad sweep of literary history, starting from ancient writings and tracing the development of literature through various cultures and epochs, including Indian, Hebraic, Greek, Roman, and medieval literature. Faguet aims to spark curiosity and encourage further study, presenting an organized panorama of literary progress. The beginning of "Initiation into Literature" features a preface by the author outlining his intentions, emphasizing the book's role as a repository for those new to the study of literature. The opening chapters immediately delve into ancient Indian literature, discussing sacred texts like the Vedas, the emergence of Buddhism and its literature, and the famous epics, the Mahabharata and Ramayana. Additionally, Faguet highlights the key characteristics of these works, such as their poetic style, moral teachings, and the inclusion of animals as significant characters—a reflection of the cultural context surrounding Indian literary traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Faguet, Émile, 1847-1916

Translator: Gordon, Home, 1871-1956

EBook No.: 8555

Published: Jul 1, 2005

Downloads: 104

Language: English

Subject: Literature -- History and criticism

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.