Opis: Essays and Criticisms (Classic Reprint) - Gray Thomas

Excerpt from Essays and Criticisms

The present volume is, I believe, the first entirely devoted to Gray's critical prose. Editions of his poetry are numerous and it has been generally assumed that he was chiefly a poet. The slender collection of poems, however, was not the only product, possibly not the chief product, of Gray's intellectual life. It is idle, of course, to discuss the comparative worth of creative and critical effort it is worth while, however, in this age, to emphasize the necessity of sound criticism and to insist on the high value of Gray's contribution, slight as it was in quantity, to the critical thought of his time.

I have endeavored to present an accurate text; but as the volume is intended for general as well as scholarly use, I have modernized the spelling and punctuation, indicating in the notes Gray's few peculiar spellings, when the peculiarity seemed worthy of attention. Little is gained by retaining, in a text like this, the outworn spellings of a bygone age; while much may be said in favor of uniformity, even though that involves the use of some forms that we do not like. All the footnotes are Gray's own. My notes are gathered at the end of the text.

It remains to express my obligations to Professor Herford for his courtesies in connection with the preparation of the book. To Professor Martin W.Sampson I am indebted for his kindness in reading the introduction in manuscript. My debt to my predecessors, especially Professor Duncan C. Tovey, for the substance of many of the notes, will be obvious and is gratefully acknowledged.

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Szczegóły: Essays and Criticisms (Classic Reprint) - Gray Thomas

Nazwa: Essays and Criticisms (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Gray Thomas
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330101889
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 438
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

Recenzje: Essays and Criticisms (Classic Reprint) - Gray Thomas