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100 1 _aDisraeli, Isaac,
_d1766-1848
245 1 0 _aCuriosities of Literature, Vol. 3
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-01-25
508 _aProduced by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3" by Isaac Disraeli is a volume in a collection of literary essays written in the early 19th century. This work explores various facets of literature and its historical development, delving into topics such as local descriptions, the nature of court masques, and the evolution of words, offering readers a blend of literary criticism, history, and philosophical insights. The opening of the volume begins with an examination of the shortcomings of minute and lengthy local descriptions in literature, critiquing their tendency to confuse rather than clarify. Disraeli argues that effective local descriptions should be concise and evocative, allowing the imagination to fill in the details rather than overwhelming the reader with unnecessary specifics. He supports his argument with references to notable literary figures, including Pliny and Scudery, highlighting how even celebrated writers struggled with this aspect of description. This sets the tone for the discussions that follow in the volume, which aim to unravel the complexities and curiosities embedded within literary practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish literature -- History and criticism
653 _aLiterature -- Anecdotes
653 _aLitterateurs
700 1 _aDisraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield,
_d1804-1881
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31078
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