This 1893 collection of essays represents a Victorian freethinker’s attempts to infuse literary criticism with modern, logical thinking on the level of science, law, philosophy, and medicine. Includes the long essay “Science in Criticism, ” as well as “Mr. Howell’s Novels, ” “The Fable of the Bees, ” and “The Art of Tennyson.”
About the author
John Mackinnon Robertson (1856-1933), born on the Isle of Arran, was a Liberal Member of Parliament. His many writings advocate free thought, rationality, and secularism. His works include History of Freethought in the Nineteenth Century (1899), Pagan Christs (1903), and The Historical Jesus (1916).
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 322 ● ISBN 9781411460515 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5864345 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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