A Book of English Prose: Character and Incident, 1387-1649 (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 15.07.2015 - 448 Seiten Excerpt from A Book of English Prose: Character and Incident, 1387-1649 In the matter of length, we have permitted ourselves the widest latitude, and this for an obvious reason. The limits of a poem are generally set by its maker. A passage of prose cannot always be disengaged, and even where disengagement is possible, you must follow the episode to its legitimate conclusion. Also, if some writers are absent whose presence was anticipated, it is not that they have been overlooked, but that they were found inadmissable. On the other hand, many are present whose names are not familiar to the readers of anthologies; and it is believed that the consideration of these will strengthen an opinion that the level of prose our distant fathers held is far higher than our own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
