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The Heart of Man and Other Papers

The Heart of Man and Other Papers

Woodberry, George Edward

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ArtistsLetters & EssaysGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1162731311
ISBN13: 9781162731315
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 328
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Heart of Man and Other Papers is a collection of essays and literary criticism written by George Edward Woodberry, an American poet, literary critic, and scholar. The book includes a range of topics, from the nature of poetry and the role of the artist in society to discussions of specific authors and works, such as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Emerson. Woodberry's writing is characterized by his intellectual rigor and his ability to blend aesthetic and philosophical insights. The essays in this collection are thoughtful and thought-provoking, offering readers a glimpse into the mind of one of America's most important literary figures of the early 20th century.1920. Woodberry, American poet, critic, and teacher, wrote several volumes of literary criticism and scholarly biographies of Poe and Hawthorne. He writes of this volume: The intention of the author was to illustrate how poetry, politics, and religion are the flowering of the same human spirit, and have their feeding roots in a common soil, deep in the general heart of men. Contents: Heart of Man: Taormina; A New Defence of Poetry; Democracy; The Ride; The Praise of English Books; Two Phases of Criticism: Historical Criticism and Esthetic Criticism; and Wendell Phillips: The Faith of an American. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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