English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World【電子書籍】[ William J. Long ]
<p>PREFACE</p> <p>This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature<br /> from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has three<br /> specific aims. The first is to create or to encourage in every student the<br /> desire to read the best books, and to know literature itself rather than<br /> what has been written about literature. The second is to interpret<br /> literature both personally and historically, that is, to show how a great<br /> book generally reflects not only the author's life and thought but also the<br /> spirit of the age and the ideals of the nation's history. The third aim is<br /> to show, by a study of each successive period, how our literature has<br /> steadily developed from its first simple songs and stories to its present<br /> complexity in prose and poetry.</p> <p>To carry out these aims we have introduced the following features:</p> <p>(1) A brief, accurate summary of historical events and social conditions in<br /> each period, and a consideration of the ideals which stirred the whole<br /> nation, as in the days of Elizabeth, before they found expression in<br /> literature.</p> <p>(2) A study of the various literary epochs in turn, showing what each<br /> gained from the epoch preceding, and how each aided in the development of a<br /> national literature.</p> <p>(3) A readable biography of every important writer, showing how he lived<br /> and worked, how he met success or failure, how he influenced his age, and<br /> how his age influenced him.</p> <p>(4) A study and analysis of every author's best works, and of many of the<br /> books required for college-entrance examinations.</p> <p>(5) Selections enough--especially from earlier writers, and from writers<br /> not likely to be found in the home or school library--to indicate the<br /> spirit of each author's work; and directions as to the best works to read,<br /> and where such works may be found in inexpensive editions.</p> <p>(6) A frank, untechnical discussion of each great writer's work as a whole,<br /> and a critical estimate of his relative place and influence in our<br /> literature.</p> <p>(7) A series of helps to students and teachers at the end of each chapter,<br /> including summaries, selections for reading, bibliographies, a list of<br /> suggestive questions, and a chronological table of important events in the<br /> history and literature of each period.</p> <p>(8) Throughout this book we have remembered Roger Ascham's suggestion, made<br /> over three centuries ago and still pertinent, that "'tis a poor way to make<br /> a child love study by beginning with the things which he naturally<br /> dislikes." We have laid emphasis upon the delights of literature; we have<br /> treated books not as mere instruments of research--which is the danger in<br /> most of our studies--but rather as instruments of enjoyment and of<br /> inspiration; and by making our study as attractive as possible we have<br /> sought to encourage the student to read widely for himself, to choose the<br /> best books, and to form his own judgment about what our first Anglo-Saxon<br /> writers called "the things worthy to be remembered."</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。
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