Author : Adolphus William Ward
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656124787
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (247 download)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge History of English Literature, Vol. 14 (Classic Reprint) by : Adolphus William Ward
Download or read book The Cambridge History of English Literature, Vol. 14 (Classic Reprint) written by Adolphus William Ward and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Cambridge History of English Literature, Vol. 14 In the intellectual pursuits which form great minds [he said], this country was formerly pre-eminent. England once stood at the head of European philosophy. Where stands She now? Out of the narrow bounds Of mathematical and physical science, not a vestige of a reading and thinking public engaged in the investigation of truth as truth, in the prosecution of thought for the sake of thought. Among few except sectarian religionists - and what they are we all know - is there any interest in the great problem of man's nature and life: among still fewer is there any curiosity re specting the nature and principles of human society, the history or the philosophy of civilization; nor any belief that, from such inquir ies, a single important practical consequence can follow.' About the same time, or a few years earlier, similar views con cerning the low estate Of English philosophy had been expressed by Sir William Hamilton and by Thomas Carlyle;2 and a foreign Observer - Hegel - had spoken with scorn Of the usage of the word philosophy in the English language. 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.