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Of the nine essays collected in this volume, seven had appeared in the ' Cornhill Magazine. ' The whole set range in date from 1874 to 1881, and thus belong to the period of Stevenson's life during which the papers in Virginibus Puerisque were written. The ' familiar studies ' are Victor Hugo's Romances, Some Aspects Of Robert Burns, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Yoshido Torajiro, François Villon, Charles of Orleans, Samuel Pepys, and John Knox and Women. In arranging them for republication R. L. S. prefaced them by some notes of self-criticism, in which he is at much pains to show where, as he thought, he had accorded less than full justice to his subjects.
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - THESE studies are collected from the monthly press. One appeared in the NEW QUARTERLY, one in MACMILLAN'S, and the rest in the CORNHILL MAGAZINE. To the CORNHILL I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy. These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries. Not the most erudite of men could be perfectly prepared to deal with so many and such various sides of human life and manners. To pass a true judgment upon Knox and Burns implies a grasp upon the very deepest strain of thought in Scotland, - a country far more essentially different from England than many parts of America; for, in a sense, the first of these men re-created Scotland, and the second is its most essentially national production. To treat fitly of Hugo and Villon would involve yet wider knowledge, not only of a country foreign to the author by race, history, and religion, but of the growth and liberties of art. Of the two Americans, Whitman and Thoreau, each is the type of something not so much realised as widely sought after among the late generations of their countrymen; and to see them clearly in a nice relation to the society that brought them forth, an author would require a large habit of life among modern Americans. As for Yoshida, I have already disclaimed responsibility; it was but my hand that held the pen.
familiar studies of men and books From Robert Louis Stevenson
Familiar Studies of Men and Books Robert Louis Stevenson
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson.(1882) provided a kind of complementary piece to Virginibus Puerisque, reprinting the most literary and critical essays that were left out of the first collection. In her Preface, she describes the contents as "the readings of a literary tramp". The volume contains nine essays: seven essays that previously appeared in Cornhill Magazine ("Victor Hugo's Romances" [1874]; "Charles of Orleans" [1876]; "François Villon, Student, Poet and Housebreaker" [1877]; "Some Aspects of Robert Burns "[1879];" Henry David Thoreau: his character and opinions "and" Yoshida-Torajiro "[1880];" Samuel Pepys "[1881]), one of Macmillan (" John Knox and his relations with the Women "" [1875]) and one from New Quarterly Magazine ("Walt Whitman", 1878). Stevenson added a "Preface, by way of criticism," offering his own evaluation of his essays, often showing how their views have changed since the essays were first written.The studies are "familiar" in the sense of "informal" or "conversational" style. They attempt to bring their themes to life, often creating novel characterizations of men and addressing books from the point of view of a committed reader rather than an academic critic.
Table of Contents VICTOR HUGO’S ROMANCES. SOME ASPECTS OF ROBERT BURNS Youth. The Love Stories. Downward Course. Works. WALT WHITMAN. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. I. II. III. IV. V. YOSHIDA-TORAJIRO FRAN?OIS VILLON, STUDENT, POET, AND HOUSEBREAKER. A Wild Youth. A Gang of Thieves. Villon and the Gallows. The Large Testament. CHARLES OF ORLEANS. I. II. III. IV. V. SAMUEL PEPYS. The Diary. A Liberal Genius. Respectability. JOHN KNOX AND HIS RELATIONS TO WOMEN. I.—The Controversy about Female Rule. II.—Private Life.
Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the greatest authors of the nineteenth century. Stevenson still ranks as one of the most translated authors in history. Classic books such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are still widely read today and have been made into many critically acclaimed films throughout the years. Familiar Studies of Men and Books is a collection of essays that Stevenson wrote on historical figures such as Victor Hugo, Robert Burns, Henry David Thoreau, and others.