Author : Fred Newton Scott
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364321782
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (217 download)
Book Synopsis An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction, in Modern Times (Classic Reprint) by : Fred Newton Scott
Download or read book An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction, in Modern Times (Classic Reprint) written by Fred Newton Scott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-11 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction, in Modern Times For a good many years I have used this essay of Green's with an advanced class in the theory of prose fiction. It has worked well. It always arouses discussion, and in doing so it has the great virtue that it imperiously leads the argu ment away from superficialities and centers it upon fundamentals. Its service as a stimulus to high thinking cannot easily be overestimated. For any student, and especially for one who has known only the unidea'd criticism of fiction so popular today, it is a fine thing to come in con tact with a high-minded, sturdy, and uncomprom ising thinker such as Green is. As Green says of the hearer of tragedy, He bears about him, for a time at least, among the rank vapors of the earth, something of the freshness and fragrance of the higher air. I trust that this reprint, by making the essay more easily accessible than it has been heretofore, will help to raise the grade of student thought and taste and criticism. 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.