Studies of a Biographer - Leslie Stephen

Studies of a Biographer

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
290 Seiten
2012
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-04772-2 (ISBN)
29,90 inkl. MwSt
Sir Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) was the founding Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and a writer on philosophy, ethics, and literature. These finely crafted biographical essays on eminent historical figures were written originally for the National Review and published as two two-volume sets in 1898 and 1902.
Sir Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) was founding Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography (DNB). Also a writer on philosophy, ethics, and literature, he was educated at Eton, King's College, London, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he remained as a Fellow and a tutor for a number of years. Though a sickly child, he later became a keen and successful mountaineer, taking part in first ascents of nine peaks in the Alps. These biographical essays and critiques were written originally for the National Review and published as two two-volume sets in 1898 and 1902. These vignettes show that, despite the years of preparing material for the DNB to its particular editorial requirements, Stephen was still a master of the finely crafted depiction of the essence of his chosen subjects. Volume 4 considers Shakespeare the man, Southey, Anthony Trollope and Robert Louis Stevenson, and includes a critique of recent works on Milton.

Shakespeare as a man; Southey's letters; New lights on Milton; Emerson; Anthony Trollope; Robert Louis Stevenson; The cosmopolitan spirit in literature.

Reihe/Serie Studies of a Biographer 4 Volume Set ; Volume 4
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 370 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte
ISBN-10 1-108-04772-6 / 1108047726
ISBN-13 978-1-108-04772-2 / 9781108047722
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