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Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books: V39 Harvard Classics

Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books: V39 Harvard Classics

Eliot, Charles W.

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Literary CriticismFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1162626968
ISBN13: 9781162626963
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 468
Weight: 1.37
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books: V39 Harvard Classics is a collection of literary introductions and prefaces to famous books, compiled by Charles W. Eliot. The book contains a selection of prefaces and prologues written by renowned authors such as William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, John Milton, and more. These introductions provide insight into the authors' thoughts, intentions, and motivations behind their works, as well as historical context and literary analysis. The book is part of the Harvard Classics series, which aims to provide readers with a comprehensive education in the humanities. This volume is the 39th in the series and is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in literature and literary history.1909. Contents: William Caxton: Title, Prologue and Epilogues to the Recuyell of the Histories of Troy; Epilogue to Dictes; Prologue to Golden Legend, Caton, Aesop; Proem to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; Prologue to Malory's King Arthur and Virgil's Eneydos. John Calvin: Dedication of the Institutes of the Christian Religion. Nicolaus Copernicus: Dedication of the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies. John Knox: Preface to the History of the Reformation in Scotland. Edmund Spenser: prefatory Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh on the Faerie Queene. Sir Walter Raleigh: Preface to the History of the World. Francis Bacon: Prooemium, Epistle Dedicatory, Preface, and Plan of the Instauratio Magna.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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