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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Literary Criticism/Shakespeare, Sir Edwin Durning Lawrence et al, Bacon is Shakespeare, 1910
... Literary Criticism/Shakespeare...Bacon is Shakespeare Book Literary Criticism/Shakespeare Sir Edwin Durning Lawrence Francis Bacon William Shakespeare Francis Bridges Bickley Gay & Hancock Ltd ...The book argues that the plays attributed to Shakespeare were really written by Francis Bacon, because their breadth of knowledge could not belong to an uneducated man from Stratford-upon-Avon. The chapters cover the Stratford monument, bust and portrait, and the so-called ‘signatures’. The work’s best-known argument is that the long word Honorificabilitudinitatibus in Love’s Labour’s Lost is an anagram of a Latin sentence naming Bacon’s ‘offspring’. The book also claims that the Droeshout engraving of Shakespeare is a cryptographic picture. The second half is a reprint of Bacon’s Promus of Formularies and Elegancies, a notebook of phrases that Baconians treat as a source of parallels with the plays. The Promus is a set of Bacon’s private notes from around 1594.Hard cover book. Bacon is Shakespeare Author: Sir Edwin Durning Lawrence Author: Francis Bacon Author: William Shakespeare Editor: Francis Bridges Bickley Publisher: Gay & Hancock Ltd Date: 1910 Further Information: Red Cloth hardcover with lettering to spine in gilt. The brown spine has a Library label with an inscription.non-fictionThe book argues that the plays attributed to Shakespeare were really written by Francis Bacon, because their breadth of knowledge could not belong to an uneducated man from Stratford-upon-Avon. The chapters cover the Stratford monument, bust and portrait, and the so-called ‘signatures’. The work’s best-known argument is that the long word Honorificabilitudinitatibus in Love’s Labour’s Lost is an anagram of a Latin sentence naming Bacon’s ‘offspring’. The book also claims that the Droeshout engraving of Shakespeare is a cryptographic picture. The second half is a reprint of Bacon’s Promus of Formularies and Elegancies, a notebook of phrases that Baconians treat as a source of parallels with the plays. The Promus is a set of Bacon’s private notes from around 1594.shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, bacon is shakespeare, sir edwin durning-lawrence, francis bacon, francis bridges bickley, william shakespeare, gay & hancock ltd -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, James Russell Lowell, My study windows, 1887
... Literary criticism...Literary criticism Literary history A work of literary criticism p.378 My study windows Book James Russell Lowell Walter Scott ...A work of literary criticismp.378non-fictionA work of literary criticismliterary criticism, literary history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Robin Gerster, Big-noting: The historic theme in Australian war writing, 1992
... ...literary criticism - australia...war and literature - australia literary criticism - australia This book explores the propagandist tendency in Australian war writing in promoting nationalist tendencies. ...This book explores the propagandist tendency in Australian war writing in promoting nationalist tendencies.Index, Notes, ill (b/w), p.258.non-fictionThis book explores the propagandist tendency in Australian war writing in promoting nationalist tendencies.war and literature - australia, literary criticism - australia -
![Book - Essays, Disraeli, Isaac, Amenities of literature : consisting of sketches and characters of English Literature, [n.d.] [First published c.1840, this edition in a single volume c.1868]](/media/collectors/641920217f0478323d8a47a8/items/69effe0a2a7c41fdaba46ecd/item-media/6ae81109e51fe29baaba3ac6/item-fit-380x285.jpg?cb=6)
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Essays, Disraeli, Isaac, Amenities of literature : consisting of sketches and characters of English Literature, [n.d.] [First published c.1840, this edition in a single volume c.1868]
... ...Literary criticism...English Literature Authors Biography Essays Literary criticism Isaac Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli Seventy essays focusing on the history and development of English literature, from its origins in Celtic Britain until around the middle of the seventeenth century. vi, 762 p., index : frontispiece illustration of King's Library in the British Museum Amenities of literature : consisting of sketches and characters of English Literature Book Essays Disraeli, Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Frederick Warne and Co. ...Seventy essays focusing on the history and development of English literature, from its origins in Celtic Britain until around the middle of the seventeenth century.vi, 762 p., index : frontispiece illustration of King's Library in the British MuseumfictionSeventy essays focusing on the history and development of English literature, from its origins in Celtic Britain until around the middle of the seventeenth century.english literature, authors, biography, essays, literary criticism, isaac disraeli, benjamin disraeli -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkBook - Local history book, Nettie Palmer, The Dandenongs, 1953 (Second Edition)
... She played a seminal role in establishing the canons of Australian literary criticism but she also wrote widely on world literature. ...She played a seminal role in establishing the canons of Australian literary criticism but she also wrote widely on world literature. ...Janet Gertrude (Nettie) Palmer (1885-1964), writer and critic, was born on 18 August 1885 at Sandhurst (Bendigo), Victoria. Nettie's education began at home with her mother and continued at Miss Rudd's Seminary at Malvern. In 1900-04 she attended Presbyterian Ladies' College. n 1905 Nettie enrolled at the University of Melbourne (B.A., 1909; M.A., 1912). She was awarded the exhibition and first-class honours in first-year English and gained honours in modern languages. The Palmers returned to Melbourne in 1915 and moved to Katharine Prichard's cottage at Emerald. Between 1918-19 she lived with her aunt Ina Higgins, returning to Emerald living at Rose Charman Cottage in the early 1920s. Nettie emerged as possibly the most important literary critic in Australia. After the publication of Modern Australian Literature 1900-1923 (1924), a landmark in criticism which won the Lothian essay prize, she had many more regular outlets, notably her weekly literary causerie in the Illustrated Tasmanian Mail (212 articles in 5½ years), the Brisbane Courier, All About Books and the Bulletin Red Page. Nettie was committed to the development of a national literature as a means of achieving a more enlightened community. Much of her writing dealt with the themes, subjects and idiom of Australian writers, notably Henry Handel Richardson. She played a seminal role in establishing the canons of Australian literary criticism but she also wrote widely on world literature. Some of her essays were published in Talking it Over (1932); her 1928 anthology, An Australian Story-Book, set standards for the short story. Nettie's lively correspondence from Caloundra, and from 1929 from Melbourne, established a network of contact and encouragement between many Australian and overseas writers and intellectuals, and especially for young women writers such as Marjorie Barnard and Eleanor Dark for whom she provided an anchor. In 1931 she published her biography, Henry Bournes Higgins, and in 1934 she co-edited The Centenary Gift Book. Active in the Australian Literature Society, the Verse-Speaking Association, and later the Fellowship of Australian Writers, she lectured and broadcasted.The book is socially, artistically and historically significant as it is an account of the gradual settlement of the Dandenongs, and Nettie Palmer was a significant figure in Australian art circlesRed hard cover book with buff dust jacket, dust jacket protected with plastic cover.$4.95 (crosses out), 200,$1707 263dandenongs, book, nettie, palmer -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Lyrical Poems, Samuel Lee (Translator), The Works of Horace, 1890
... It also features his Satires, which offer humorous commentaries on Roman life, and his Epistles, or letters in verse, which include his highly influential work on literary criticism, the Ars Poetica (or The Art of Poetry). ...The original author of this work was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, one of the leading Roman lyric poets during the time of Augustus Caesar (1st century BCE). This volume features the complete surviving works of Horace, rendered entirely into English prose. It includes his famous Odes, or lyrical poems, as well as his earlier poems on politics and social issues of the time. It also features his Satires, which offer humorous commentaries on Roman life, and his Epistles, or letters in verse, which include his highly influential work on literary criticism, the Ars Poetica (or The Art of Poetry).The Works of Horace Author: James Lonsdale and Samuel Lee Publisher: Macmillan And Co Date: 1890 Further Information: non-fictionThe original author of this work was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, one of the leading Roman lyric poets during the time of Augustus Caesar (1st century BCE). This volume features the complete surviving works of Horace, rendered entirely into English prose. It includes his famous Odes, or lyrical poems, as well as his earlier poems on politics and social issues of the time. It also features his Satires, which offer humorous commentaries on Roman life, and his Epistles, or letters in verse, which include his highly influential work on literary criticism, the Ars Poetica (or The Art of Poetry).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the works of horace, samuel lee, james lonsdale, latin translated text -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Periodical Essays, Dr. Samuel Johnson et al, The Rambler, The Idler, The Adventurer & The Connoisseur, 1876
... The collection covers three themes: morality and human nature, with a focus on reflections relating to the disappointments of life, the inevitability of death, managing one's passions, and the search for true happiness, featuring mainly in The Rambler; social satire and manners, with lighthearted and witty take downs of London high society, modern trends, vanity, and standard eccentric characters of the town; and literary criticism, with essays that analyse contemporary poetry and the theatre, along with the evolving English language. ...This single 1876 volume combines four of the most influential weekly and semi weekly periodical essay series of the mid-18th century. Despite the phrasing of the era, these are not fiction stories or novels. They are periodical essays brief, single-topic pieces written to critique, educate, and entertain 18th-century readers. The collection covers three themes: morality and human nature, with a focus on reflections relating to the disappointments of life, the inevitability of death, managing one's passions, and the search for true happiness, featuring mainly in The Rambler; social satire and manners, with lighthearted and witty take downs of London high society, modern trends, vanity, and standard eccentric characters of the town; and literary criticism, with essays that analyse contemporary poetry and the theatre, along with the evolving English language.Hard cover book,The Rambler & The Idler Author: Dr. Samuel Johnson, Mr. Town, John Hawkesworth Publisher: William P Nimmo, 14 King William St, The Strand, London. W1. Date: 1876 Further Information: The flyleaf reads The Rambler and the Idler. By Samuel Johnson. The Adventurer. By John Hawkesworth. The Connoisseur. By (Mr. Town Pen Name) Green Cloth hardcover with a green spine and lettering in black texter. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.non-fictionThis single 1876 volume combines four of the most influential weekly and semi weekly periodical essay series of the mid-18th century. Despite the phrasing of the era, these are not fiction stories or novels. They are periodical essays brief, single-topic pieces written to critique, educate, and entertain 18th-century readers. The collection covers three themes: morality and human nature, with a focus on reflections relating to the disappointments of life, the inevitability of death, managing one's passions, and the search for true happiness, featuring mainly in The Rambler; social satire and manners, with lighthearted and witty take downs of London high society, modern trends, vanity, and standard eccentric characters of the town; and literary criticism, with essays that analyse contemporary poetry and the theatre, along with the evolving English language.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the rambler and the idler, john hawkesworth., mr. town, samuel johnson -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - A Fictional Story, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1900-1913
... literary successes that continues today. (For more information on the Pattison Collection see item 3678 Flagstaff Hill collections) https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5580c7e72162f114d8b758db book the old curiosity shop charles dickens Shipwrecked-coast Flagstaff-Hill Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Museum Warrnambool Maritime-Museum Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Village Pattison Collection Warrnambool Library Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Ralph Eric Pattison Corangamite Regional Library Service Warrnambool City Librarian Mechanics’ Institute Library Victorian Library Board Warrnambool books and records Warrnambool Children’s Library Great Ocean Road Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. ...Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. He began as a journalist, rose to enormous popularity during his lifetime, and wrote major works such as Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and David Copperfield. Great Expectations is another of Dickens coming of age novels and is about Pip, a young orphan who is shaped by guilt, ambition, class anxiety, and his love for Estella. The story follows his rise from a humble village boy to a London gentleman, and then his gradual moral education as he learns what really matters in life. Dickens published it in 1860–61 in serialised form and then in a book published by Chapman & Hall in 1861. The novel is even today widely regarded as one of his major and most successful works.Great Expectations Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Chapman & Hall Ltd Date: Subject Book 1900-1913.First Edition Published in 1860-1861 (See note section this document for more information on Edition). Green Faux leather hardcover with title on spine in gold lettering, Charles Dickens signature on front cover written in gold lettering. The spine has a Library label and no Volume information.fictionCharles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. He began as a journalist, rose to enormous popularity during his lifetime, and wrote major works such as Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and David Copperfield. Great Expectations is another of Dickens coming of age novels and is about Pip, a young orphan who is shaped by guilt, ambition, class anxiety, and his love for Estella. The story follows his rise from a humble village boy to a London gentleman, and then his gradual moral education as he learns what really matters in life. Dickens published it in 1860–61 in serialised form and then in a book published by Chapman & Hall in 1861. The novel is even today widely regarded as one of his major and most successful works.book, the old curiosity shop, charles dickens, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Reference Book/History, John Murray, A History of The Roman Empire From it’s Foundation To The Death of Marcus Aurelius. (27 B.C to 180 A.D), 1893
... criticism and historical method. The book matters because it helped set a modern, evidence-based standard for Roman history writing in English. Bury’s reputation as a careful historian gave the book authority, and later references describe it as a lucid baseline account of the early Empire. It is significant not only as a Roman history text, but also as an example of late-19th-century academic history that moved away from purely literary ...J. B. Bury’s “A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius (27 B.C.–180 A.D.)” is a 1893 Victorian era scholarly survey of the early Roman Empire, written for students but still widely valued for its clear prose and careful use of evidence. It is also commonly known by the title The Student’s Roman Empire in some editions and catalogue records.A History of The Roman Empire The Students Roman Empire Black Hard cover gold embossing for lettering on spine no ribbing Date: 1893 (This is a British first edition) non-fictionJ. B. Bury’s “A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius (27 B.C.–180 A.D.)” is a 1893 Victorian era scholarly survey of the early Roman Empire, written for students but still widely valued for its clear prose and careful use of evidence. It is also commonly known by the title The Student’s Roman Empire in some editions and catalogue records. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, marcus aurekius, a history of the roman empire, j b bury -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Reference Book/Social & Writing Protocols, Thomas DeQuincey, On Style and Conversation, 1862
... His essays on style are also regarded as substantial literary criticism and rhetoric, but they are more important to scholars and collectors of Victorian literature than to the general rare book market. ...This is a volume from Thomas DeQuincey’s collected works, and the contents around “Style” and “Conversation” are essays on prose style, rhetoric, language, and communication rather than a biography in the modern sense. DeQuincey’s essay sequence is described as a continuous discussion of style and rhetoric, originally these essays on style and rhetoric first appeared serially in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine in the 1840s. William Blackwood and Sons, a Scottish publishing house and printer was founded by William Blackwood in Edinburgh in 1804. He became famous both as a book publisher and as the publisher of the influential literary magazine Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine.On Style and Conversation A series of essays Author: Thomas DeQuincey Publisher: Adam & Charles Black Date: 1862non-fictionThis is a volume from Thomas DeQuincey’s collected works, and the contents around “Style” and “Conversation” are essays on prose style, rhetoric, language, and communication rather than a biography in the modern sense. DeQuincey’s essay sequence is described as a continuous discussion of style and rhetoric, originally these essays on style and rhetoric first appeared serially in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine in the 1840s. William Blackwood and Sons, a Scottish publishing house and printer was founded by William Blackwood in Edinburgh in 1804. He became famous both as a book publisher and as the publisher of the influential literary magazine Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine. shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, on style and conversation, thomas dequincey, adam & charles black, essays -
Bendigo Military MuseumLiterary work - POEM, "AUSTRALIANS"
... criticisms of Australian Soldiers drinking in Durban. Part of the collection of V E Giudice. Refer Cat No. 10031P Overall part of the collection of William Thomason Cat No. 4136P. Collection of William (Bill) Thomason Poetry WW1 Scribbled on back "These pieces of Poetry were given to us by Miss Campbell who did so much for the boys of South Africa” Folded over piece of cream paper containing on the two inside pages, a six stanza poem, titled "Australians". A description of why written and following by the poem. "AUSTRALIANS" Literary ...Poem signed Ellie Campbell and written in reaction to overheard criticisms of Australian Soldiers drinking in Durban. Part of the collection of V E Giudice. Refer Cat No. 10031P Overall part of the collection of William Thomason Cat No. 4136P.Folded over piece of cream paper containing on the two inside pages, a six stanza poem, titled "Australians". A description of why written and following by the poem. Scribbled on back "These pieces of Poetry were given to us by Miss Campbell who did so much for the boys of South Africa”collection of william (bill) thomason, poetry, ww1 -
Robin Boyd FoundationLetter, Peter Ryan, Peter Ryan (Melb Uni Press) to Robin Boyd, 08.02.1971
... This letter from Ryan provides detailed comments and major and minor criticisms of the text of Robin Boyd's manuscript for 'The Great, Great, Australian Dream'. He suggests Peter Grose of Curtis brown as a literary agent, and suggests a publisher....This letter from Ryan provides detailed comments and major and minor criticisms of the text of Robin Boyd's manuscript for 'The Great, Great, Australian Dream'. He suggests Peter Grose of Curtis brown as a literary agent, and suggests a publisher. ...This letter from Ryan provides detailed comments and major and minor criticisms of the text of Robin Boyd's manuscript for 'The Great, Great, Australian Dream'. He suggests Peter Grose of Curtis brown as a literary agent, and suggests a publisher.Typewritten, quarto, 3 pages. -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.Magazine - Magazine, quarterly, Stephen Murray-Smith, Overland - Eureka Centenary Number, 1954-1955
... literary talent every single day. In Overland’s very first edition in 1954, Stephen Murray-Smith noted that the magazine would ‘publish poetry and short stories, articles and criticism by new and by established writers. ...Second issue of poetry magazine Overland founded by Stephen Murray-Smith in 1954. Overland – Australia’s only radical literary magazine – has been showcasing brilliant and progressive fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art since 1954. The magazine has published some of Australia’s most iconic writers, and continues to give space to underrepresented voices and brand-new literary talent every single day. In Overland’s very first edition in 1954, Stephen Murray-Smith noted that the magazine would ‘publish poetry and short stories, articles and criticism by new and by established writers. It will aim high … [but] will make a special point of developing writing talent in people of diverse backgrounds. We ask of our readers, however inexpert, that they write for us; that they share our love of living, our optimism, our belief in the traditional dream of a better Australia.’ (from Overland website) overland, dr h.v.evatt, vance palmer, hugh anderson, laurence collinson, jack lindsay -
The Celtic ClubBook, Declan Kiberd, Irish Classics, 2000
... criticism One country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. From the Gaelic bards to the Belfast Agreement, Irish writers have drawn equally on two traditions to heal the rifts of their land." "A celebration of the enduring Irish classics, this book by one of their most eloquent and adept readers offers an unusually brilliant and accessible survey of the greatest works since 1600 in Gaelic and English. Together, they have shaped one of the world's most original literary ...One country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. From the Gaelic bards to the Belfast Agreement, Irish writers have drawn equally on two traditions to heal the rifts of their land." "A celebration of the enduring Irish classics, this book by one of their most eloquent and adept readers offers an unusually brilliant and accessible survey of the greatest works since 1600 in Gaelic and English. Together, they have shaped one of the world's most original literary cultures.Index, bib, notes, p.632.non-fictionOne country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. From the Gaelic bards to the Belfast Agreement, Irish writers have drawn equally on two traditions to heal the rifts of their land." "A celebration of the enduring Irish classics, this book by one of their most eloquent and adept readers offers an unusually brilliant and accessible survey of the greatest works since 1600 in Gaelic and English. Together, they have shaped one of the world's most original literary cultures.english literature - irish authors, irish literature - history and criticism -
The Celtic ClubBook, J.E. Caerwyn Williams, The Irish literary tradition, 1992
... criticism...Ireland - Literary tradition....Irish literature - History and criticism Ireland - Literary tradition. A history of literature in the Irish language from the 5th century to the 20th century. ...A history of literature in the Irish language from the 5th century to the 20th century.Index, ill, p.338.non-fictionA history of literature in the Irish language from the 5th century to the 20th century.irish literature - history and criticism, ireland - literary tradition. -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Robertson, Things worth thinking about : a series of lectures upon literature and culture, 1890
... Criticism Modern literature The author was Professor of Classics at Melbourne University. Preface: 'The following short studies were originally delivered as Lectures before various societies, and subsequently appeared in the columns of the Melbourne 'Argus'. They are here reprinted with such slight revisions as their present collection seemed to render desirable ...' Contents: - Our earliest ancestors and their beliefs - The nature and province of poetry - Literature, Science and Education - Culture and cant - The teachings of history - The teachings of travel - Literary ...The author was Professor of Classics at Melbourne University. Preface: 'The following short studies were originally delivered as Lectures before various societies, and subsequently appeared in the columns of the Melbourne 'Argus'. They are here reprinted with such slight revisions as their present collection seemed to render desirable ...' Contents: - Our earliest ancestors and their beliefs - The nature and province of poetry - Literature, Science and Education - Culture and cant - The teachings of history - The teachings of travel - Literary judgment Fergusonp.236.non-fictionThe author was Professor of Classics at Melbourne University. Preface: 'The following short studies were originally delivered as Lectures before various societies, and subsequently appeared in the columns of the Melbourne 'Argus'. They are here reprinted with such slight revisions as their present collection seemed to render desirable ...' Contents: - Our earliest ancestors and their beliefs - The nature and province of poetry - Literature, Science and Education - Culture and cant - The teachings of history - The teachings of travel - Literary judgment Fergusonliterature - history and criticism, modern literature -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Collection of Fictional Stories, Anatole France, Crainquebille Putois Riquet, 1915
... criticism under the direct pressure of a real political crisis. "Putois" and "Riquet," by contrast, are lighter pieces bundled in the volume mainly because of their shared origin in Monsieur Bergeret à Paris and related sketches. They are regarded as charming and psychologically sharp especially the story "Putois", regarding how a convenient lie becomes "real" through repetition but they do not carry the same historical literary weight. ...The story "Crainquebille" is the title piece and the book's best-known story; it follows an elderly Parisian street peddler wrongly accused of insulting a policeman. The court examination is characterised by the accused's silence in the face of an intimidating judicial system, with the president answering his own questions. It's a sharp satire of French justice and how the poor are treated by the legal system arguably France's most famous piece of social criticism. "Putois" is a lighter, whimsical fable. It's about a family that invents a fictional handyman as a convenient excuse, and the lie takes on a life of its own, spreading through the town until it seems poised to become real a wry meditation on how rumours and convenient lies can calcify into truth. "Riquet" concerns the philosophical dog belonging to the character Monsieur Bergeret, who appears to be a recurring figure in France's fiction, presented here along with "The Meditations of Riquet" as connected pieces. The volume also gathers several shorter tales: "The Necktie," "The Montil Manœuvres," "Émile," "Adrienne Buquet," "The Intaglio," "La Signora Chiara," "Upright Judges," "The Ocean Christ," and the "Jean Marteau" sequence, among others.Hard cover book. Crainquebille Putois Riquet Author: Anatole France Editor: Frederic Chapman Publisher: The Bodley Head/John Lane Translation : Winifred Stephens Date: 1915 Further Information: Red Cloth hardcover with lettering and patterning to spine in gilt. The spine has a Library label with an inscription. fictionThe story "Crainquebille" is the title piece and the book's best-known story; it follows an elderly Parisian street peddler wrongly accused of insulting a policeman. The court examination is characterised by the accused's silence in the face of an intimidating judicial system, with the president answering his own questions. It's a sharp satire of French justice and how the poor are treated by the legal system arguably France's most famous piece of social criticism. "Putois" is a lighter, whimsical fable. It's about a family that invents a fictional handyman as a convenient excuse, and the lie takes on a life of its own, spreading through the town until it seems poised to become real a wry meditation on how rumours and convenient lies can calcify into truth. "Riquet" concerns the philosophical dog belonging to the character Monsieur Bergeret, who appears to be a recurring figure in France's fiction, presented here along with "The Meditations of Riquet" as connected pieces. The volume also gathers several shorter tales: "The Necktie," "The Montil Manœuvres," "Émile," "Adrienne Buquet," "The Intaglio," "La Signora Chiara," "Upright Judges," "The Ocean Christ," and the "Jean Marteau" sequence, among others.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, crainquebille putois riquet, anatole france -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Essays on Poetry, Dr. Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1857
... This volume of Lives of the Poets is a landmark of English literary criticism and biography still read, studied, and cited today and central to Johnson's reputation as, in the words of the Concise Oxford Companion, one of the most influential critics in the language, although the work was also criticised for its omissions, notably of women poets, and for some prejudiced judgements. ...The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (often called Lives of the Poets) is Samuel Johnson's collection of 52 short biographies and critical essays on English poets, most from the 17th and 18th centuries, arranged roughly by date of death. Originally commissioned by a group of London booksellers as prefaces to a multi-volume anthology of poetry, Johnson ended up writing far more than intended the "prefaces" grew into full biographical-critical essays. It was first published in 1779–81 (as Prefaces, Biographical and Critical), then reissued under this now-familiar title. His essays on Cowley, Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope in particular were quickly recognised as setting a new standard for English literary biography.Hard cover book. The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets Author: Samuel Johnson Publisher: George Clark & Co Date: 1857 Further Information: Green Cloth hardcover reprinted edition with lettering to spine in gilt. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.fictionThe Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (often called Lives of the Poets) is Samuel Johnson's collection of 52 short biographies and critical essays on English poets, most from the 17th and 18th centuries, arranged roughly by date of death. Originally commissioned by a group of London booksellers as prefaces to a multi-volume anthology of poetry, Johnson ended up writing far more than intended the "prefaces" grew into full biographical-critical essays. It was first published in 1779–81 (as Prefaces, Biographical and Critical), then reissued under this now-familiar title. His essays on Cowley, Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope in particular were quickly recognised as setting a new standard for English literary biography.shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the lives of the most eminent english poets, samuel johnson -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Periodical Essays, William Rathbone Greg, Literary and Social Judgements, 1869–1873
... criticism, and it is mostly cited for the "Redundant Women" essay. It is a common Victorian title that went through many printings. A People's Edition was a cheap reprint, not a first edition. Pattison Collection see item 3678 Flagstaff Hill collections) https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5580c7e72162f114d8b758db book literary and social judgements w r greg Shipwrecked-coast Flagstaff-Hill Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Museum Warrnambool Maritime-Museum Shipwreck-coast Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Village Shipwrecked-artefact Pattison Collection Warrnambool Library Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Ralph Eric Pattison Corangamite Regional Library Service Warrnambool City Librarian Mechanics’ Institute Library Victorian Library Board Warrnambool books and records Warrnambool Children’s Library Great Ocean Road The volume collects Greg's periodical essays on writers and on the "woman question". ...The volume collects Greg's periodical essays on writers and on the "woman question". A library catalogue lists the contents as "Madame de Staël", "British and Foreign Characteristics", "False Morality of Lady Novelists", "Kingsley and Carlyle", "French Fiction", "Chateaubriand", "M. de Tocqueville" and "Why Are Women Redundant?". In effect, the literary pieces judge authors by their moral and social influence, not by aesthetics alone. The best-known essay is "Why Are Women Redundant?", which dealt with the surplus of unmarried women in Victorian Britain. It first appeared in the National Review before being collected and published in book form.Hard cover book. Literary and Social Judgements Author: William Rathbone Greg Publisher: Trubner and Co Date: 1869–1873 Further Information: Green Cloth hardcover with a pattern to front cover in black lettering and patterning to spine also in black. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.non-fictionThe volume collects Greg's periodical essays on writers and on the "woman question". A library catalogue lists the contents as "Madame de Staël", "British and Foreign Characteristics", "False Morality of Lady Novelists", "Kingsley and Carlyle", "French Fiction", "Chateaubriand", "M. de Tocqueville" and "Why Are Women Redundant?". In effect, the literary pieces judge authors by their moral and social influence, not by aesthetics alone. The best-known essay is "Why Are Women Redundant?", which dealt with the surplus of unmarried women in Victorian Britain. It first appeared in the National Review before being collected and published in book form.book, literary and social judgements, w r greg, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road
