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Many years ago, as a student in a foreign university, I remember attacking, with the complacency of youth, a German history of the English drama, in six volumes. I lost courage long before the author reached the age of Elizabeth, but I still recall the subject of the opening chapter: it was devoted to the physical geography of Great Britain. Writing, as the good German professor did, in the triumphant hour of Taine's theory as to the significance of place, period, and environment in determ...

A study of poetry presents a thoughtful examination of how poems are created, experienced, and understood through an integrated artistic process. The work introduces an analytical approach that views poetry as the result of impression, imaginative transformation, and expressive form working together. Rather than treating poetry as a fixed product, the discussion emphasizes its organic development from perception to artistic realization. Special attention is given to lyric poetry, highlight...

The United States of America has been from the beginning in a perpetual change. The physical and mental restlessness of the American and the temporary nature of many of his arrangements are largely due to the experimental character of the exploration and development of this continent. The new energies released by the settlement of the colonies were indeed guided by stern determination, wise forethought, and inventive skill; but no one has ever really known the outcome of the experiment. It...

"The American Spirit in Literature: A Chronicle of Great Interpreters" by Bliss Perry is a profound exploration of the evolution of American literature through the lens of its most influential writers. Perry delves into the works of notable authors, examining how their unique voices and perspectives reflect the American experience. The book serves as both a critical analysis and a celebration of literary figures who have shaped the cultural landscape, offering insights into their contribut...

In the textured anthology 'John Greenleaf Whittier: A Sketch of His Life, with Selected Poems,' readers are invited to explore the evocative literary landscape shaped by one of America's definitive voices in the 19th century. The collection captures Whittier'Äôs enduring thematic explorations of freedom, nature, and religious contemplation, woven seamlessly with an expressive range of poetic styles characterized by both simplicity and depth. This work serves as a testament to the socio-pol...

In "The American Mind," Bliss Perry engages in a profound exploration of American thought and culture during the early twentieth century. Through a keen analysis of philosophical, literary, and social currents, Perry articulates the complex tapestry of ideas that define the American identity. His literary style weaves together critical essays and reflective observations, offering a compelling narrative that delves into the influences of individualism, pragmatism, and democracy. The book is...

An extraordinary piece of American history."We are but strangers in an inn, but passengers in a ship," said Roger Williams. This sense of the transiency of human effort, the perishable nature of human institutions, was quick in the consciousness of the gentleman adventurers and sober Puritan citizens who emigrated from England to the New World. It had been a familiar note in the poetry of that Elizabethan period which had followed with such breathless interest the exploration of Ame...

The method of studying poetry which I have followed in this book was sketched some years ago in my chapter on "Poetry" in Counsel Upon the Reading of Books. My confidence that the genetic method is the natural way of approaching the subject has been shared by many lovers of poetry. I hope, however, that I have not allowed my insistence upon the threefold process of "impression, transforming imagination, and expression" to harden into a set formula. Formulas have a certain dangerous usefuln...

The material for this book was delivered as the E. T. Earl Lectures for 1912 at the Pacific Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California, and I wish to take this opportunity to express to the President and Faculty of that institution my appreciation of their generous hospitality. The lectures were also given at the Lowell Institute, Boston, the Brooklyn Institute, and elsewhere, under the title American Traits in American Literature. In revising them for publication a briefer title has seemed d...

My confidence that the genetic method is the natural way of approaching the subject has been shared by many lovers of poetry. I hope, however, that I have not allowed my insistence upon the threefold process of “impression, transforming imagination, and expression” to harden into a set formula. Formulas have a certain dangerous usefulness for critics and teachers, but they are a very small part of one’s training in the appreciation of poetry.

The material for this book was delivered as the E. T. Earl Lectures for 1912 at the Pacific Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California, and I wish to take this opportunity to express to the President and Faculty of that institution my appreciation of their generous hospitality.

The United States of America has been from the beginning in a perpetual change. The physical and mental restlessness of the American and the temporary nature of many of his arrangements are largely due to the experimental character of the exploration and development of this continent. The new energies released by the settlement of the colonies were indeed guided by stern determination, wise forethought, and inventive skill; but no one has ever really known the outcome of the experiment. It is...