03035cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500240014226400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031650000310035250506480038350801210103152012640115253400450241665300640246165300480252565300640257385600430263799900170268012600UtSlPG20260610133311.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aLynd, Robert,d1879-194910aOld and New Masters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-06-010 aDostoevsky the sensationalist -- Jane Austen: natural historian -- Mr. G.K. Chesterton and Mr. Hilaire Belloc -- Wordsworth -- Keats -- Henry James -- Browning: the poet of love -- The fame of J.M. Synge -- Villon: the genius of the tavern -- Pope -- James Elroy Flecker -- Turgenev -- The madness of Strindberg -- "The prince of French poets" [Ronsard] -- Rossetti and ritual -- Mr. Bernard Shaw -- Mr. Masefield's secret -- Mr. W.B. Yeats -- Tchehov: the perfect story-teller -- Lady Gregory -- Mr. Cunninghame Graham -- Swinburne -- The work of T.M. Kettle -- Mr. J.C. Squire -- Mr. Joseph Conrad -- Mr. Rudyard Kipling -- Mr. Thomas Hardy.  aProduced by Christine Gehring, Christine Gehring, Wilelmina Mallière
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.  a"Old and New Masters" by Robert Lynd is a collection of literary essays written in the early 20th century. In this work, Lynd examines the lives and contributions of significant writers, including Dostoevsky, Jane Austen, and others, exploring their impact on literature and their distinct styles. The book likely provides in-depth critical analyses that juxtapose classic and contemporary literary figures, highlighting their thematic similarities and differences.  The opening of the work begins with an exploration of Dostoevsky's sensationalism, where Lynd discusses how the author's characters exhibit extreme behaviors often bordering on madness. Intriguingly, Lynd reflects on how Dostoevsky's novels are filled with psychological depth, depicting a world characterized by radical emotions, violent actions, and moral conflicts. Correspondingly, he contrasts Dostoevsky's intense portrayal of humanity with the more genteel narratives of writers like Jane Austen, emphasizing the unique literary landscapes each author creates. This critical approach sets the stage for a broader discussion on the evolution of literary styles and the complexities of human nature as captured by various masters of writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism  aLiterature, Modern -- History and criticism  aEnglish literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12600  c54018d54018