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100 1 _aStevenson, Robert Louis,
_d1850-1894
245 1 4 _aThe Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 03
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-12-21
505 0 _aFamiliar studies of men and books -- The body-snatcher.
508 _aProduced by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 03" by Stevenson is a critical collection of essays and literary studies published in the early 20th century. This volume includes "Familiar Studies of Men and Books," where Stevenson offers insights into various literary figures such as Victor Hugo, Robert Burns, and Walt Whitman, reflecting on their works and impact on literature. The essays are a blend of literary criticism and personal reflection, engaging with themes of artistic merit and the complexities of the subjects analyzed. The opening of this volume presents a preface in which Stevenson articulates the challenges and nuances of writing literary criticism. He acknowledges the limitations of short studies, where complex subjects must be condensed into brief essays, which may lead to the risk of oversimplification or misrepresentation. Stevenson hints at the diversity of the subjects covered, from the insights of Robert Burns, marked by his struggle with vice and virtue, to the literary innovations of Victor Hugo. This introductory reflection sets the tone for the collection, where Stevenson seeks to navigate the rich tapestry of human creativity and the varying legacies of these significant authors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLiterature -- History and criticism
653 _aHorror tales
653 _aEnglish literature -- 19th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30729
999 _c71575
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