An Introduction to the Study of Literature By WH Hudson
Literature is a vital record of what men have seen
in life, what they have experienced of it, what
they have thought and felt about those aspects of
it. Fundamentally an expression of life through
the medium of language, literature accordingly
needs to be systematically studied. The present book is a treasure in this direction owing to its
concise and easily comprehensible elucidation of
ways of studying the varied genre of literature--
poetry, prose fiction, drama, short story, essay
and criticism. A great contribution of W.H.
Hudson--a prominent 19th century literary figure, the present book is planned as a guide and
companion to one's own study. It is self-
contained, highly interesting and suggestive in
itself. It is hoped that it will prove immensely
useful to all those readers for whom literature is
primarily a means of enjoyment and a help to life.
About the Author:
William Henry Hudson, 1862-1918, was an
author and Professor of English Literature at
Stanford University, USA.
in life, what they have experienced of it, what
they have thought and felt about those aspects of
it. Fundamentally an expression of life through
the medium of language, literature accordingly
needs to be systematically studied. The present book is a treasure in this direction owing to its
concise and easily comprehensible elucidation of
ways of studying the varied genre of literature--
poetry, prose fiction, drama, short story, essay
and criticism. A great contribution of W.H.
Hudson--a prominent 19th century literary figure, the present book is planned as a guide and
companion to one's own study. It is self-
contained, highly interesting and suggestive in
itself. It is hoped that it will prove immensely
useful to all those readers for whom literature is
primarily a means of enjoyment and a help to life.
About the Author:
William Henry Hudson, 1862-1918, was an
author and Professor of English Literature at
Stanford University, USA.
Last edited by Amjad48 on February 22nd, 2013, 12:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
Yes, they're separate authors, though sharing a name.
William Henry Hudson, 1862-1918, was an author and Professor of English Literature at Stanford University, USA.
William Henry Hudson, 1841–1922, was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist, with dual Argentinian/British nationality.
William Henry Hudson, 1862-1918, was an author and Professor of English Literature at Stanford University, USA.
William Henry Hudson, 1841–1922, was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist, with dual Argentinian/British nationality.
There's honestly no such thing as a stupid question -- but I'm afraid I can't rule out giving a stupid answer : : To Posterity and Beyond!
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Amjad48, you already have a thread on this subject. So I will add this again to that thread.
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http://archive.org/details/outlinehistoryof00hudsuoft
An outline history of English literature - Hudson, William Henry, 1862-1918
PREFACE
THE purpose and plan of this little book may
easily be gathered
from the introductory chapter. Only a few words
of preface,
therefore, are needed. As I conceive it, a history of English literature,
however
brief, should still be a history of English literature
in fact as
well as in name ; and for a history something
more is required than a list of authors and their books, and even
than a chrono-
logically-arranged collection of biographical
sketches and
critical appreciations. It is true that a nation's
literature is made up of the works of individual writers, and
that for the
ordinary purposes of study these writers may
be detached from
their surroundings and treated separately. But
we cannot get a history of such literature unless and until
each one has
been put into his place in the sequence of things
and considered
with reference to that great body of literary
production of which his work must now be regarded as a
part. A history of
English literature, then, must be interested
primarily in
English literature as a whole. Its chief aim should
be to give a clear and systematic account, not of the
achievements of
successive great writers merely, as such, but of
national changes
and development. This does not imply neglect of the personal
factor. On the
contrary, it brings the personal factor into relief ;
for if each
writer is to be considered with reference to
literature as a whole, one main subject of enquiry must be the nature
and value of
his particular contribution to that whole. But it
does mean vi PREFACE that, together with the personal factor, the great
general move-
ment of literature from age to age has to be
investigated, and
that every writer has to be interpreted in his
connection with this general movement. To exhibit the interplay
of the per-
sonal and the impersonal in the making of
history is, indeed,
one of the fundamentals of the historian's task ;
and since history, properly understood, is as much
concerned with
the explanation of facts as with the facts
themselves, it
follows that a history of English literature must
also include some record of the forces which, period by
period, have com-
bined in the transformation of literary standards
and tastes. I have put these ideas into different, and perhaps
rather
simpler language in my introductory chapter.
Here, therefore,
I have only to say that this Outline History
represents a modest attempt towards a real history of English
literature in the
sense which I attach to the term. One special
feature of the
book may be noted. It appears to be an accepted
principle with many critics that literature is produced, as it
were, in a
vacuum, and by men who stand outside all
conditions of time
and place, and that therefore it may best be
studied as a thing in itself. I, on the other hand, believe that the
literature of
any age is necessarily shaped and coloured by all
the elements
which entered into the civilisation of that age. So
far as the limits of my space would allow, therefore, I have
tried always
to suggest the vital relationship between English
literature
and English life.
WILLIAM HENRY HUDSON.
http://archive.org/details/outlinehistoryof00hudsuoft
An outline history of English literature - Hudson, William Henry, 1862-1918
PREFACE
THE purpose and plan of this little book may
easily be gathered
from the introductory chapter. Only a few words
of preface,
therefore, are needed. As I conceive it, a history of English literature,
however
brief, should still be a history of English literature
in fact as
well as in name ; and for a history something
more is required than a list of authors and their books, and even
than a chrono-
logically-arranged collection of biographical
sketches and
critical appreciations. It is true that a nation's
literature is made up of the works of individual writers, and
that for the
ordinary purposes of study these writers may
be detached from
their surroundings and treated separately. But
we cannot get a history of such literature unless and until
each one has
been put into his place in the sequence of things
and considered
with reference to that great body of literary
production of which his work must now be regarded as a
part. A history of
English literature, then, must be interested
primarily in
English literature as a whole. Its chief aim should
be to give a clear and systematic account, not of the
achievements of
successive great writers merely, as such, but of
national changes
and development. This does not imply neglect of the personal
factor. On the
contrary, it brings the personal factor into relief ;
for if each
writer is to be considered with reference to
literature as a whole, one main subject of enquiry must be the nature
and value of
his particular contribution to that whole. But it
does mean vi PREFACE that, together with the personal factor, the great
general move-
ment of literature from age to age has to be
investigated, and
that every writer has to be interpreted in his
connection with this general movement. To exhibit the interplay
of the per-
sonal and the impersonal in the making of
history is, indeed,
one of the fundamentals of the historian's task ;
and since history, properly understood, is as much
concerned with
the explanation of facts as with the facts
themselves, it
follows that a history of English literature must
also include some record of the forces which, period by
period, have com-
bined in the transformation of literary standards
and tastes. I have put these ideas into different, and perhaps
rather
simpler language in my introductory chapter.
Here, therefore,
I have only to say that this Outline History
represents a modest attempt towards a real history of English
literature in the
sense which I attach to the term. One special
feature of the
book may be noted. It appears to be an accepted
principle with many critics that literature is produced, as it
were, in a
vacuum, and by men who stand outside all
conditions of time
and place, and that therefore it may best be
studied as a thing in itself. I, on the other hand, believe that the
literature of
any age is necessarily shaped and coloured by all
the elements
which entered into the civilisation of that age. So
far as the limits of my space would allow, therefore, I have
tried always
to suggest the vital relationship between English
literature
and English life.
WILLIAM HENRY HUDSON.
I'll add this to your other thread, Amjad. As you can see, many books are suggested here and really, you have to just wait until someone wants to record yours .
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I'd be interested if I wasn't doing a massive solo already. I'd be happy to contribute a chapter or so.
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