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Art of Letters

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From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on the literary scene of his day with critiques of poets and and poetry, ranging from Pepys to Walter de la Mare. He even examines criticism itself. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Dedication
01:02
Chapter 2
Mr. Pepys
17:31
Chapter 3
John Bunyan
13:09
Chapter 4
Thomas Campion
14:36
Chapter 5
John Donne Part I  from beginning through "Who is my mistress:"
17:18
Chapter 6
John Donne Part II from "One sort of readers" through "Anne Donne; Undone"
14:45
Chapter 7
John Donne Part III from "His married life" to end
16:52
Chapter 8
Horace Walpole Part I from beginning to "people in the room."
13:46
Chapter 9
Horace Walpole Part II from "It is generally assumed" through "fashionable trifler"
13:54
Chapter 10
Horace Walpole Part III from "Not that it is possible to represent him" to end
12:21
Chapter 11
William Cowper Part I from beginning through "the creature he describes.”
16:58
Chapter 12
William Cowper Part II from "Cowper was not to be" through "both men.."
21:44
Chapter 13
William Cowper Part III from "If we love Cowper" to end
13:44
Chapter 14
A Note on Elizabethan Plays
11:33
Chapter 15
The Office of the Poets
16:28
Chapter 16
Edward Young as Critic
14:14
Chapter 17
Gray and Collins
15:25
Chapter 18
Aspects of Shelley: The Character Half-Comic
14:44
Chapter 19
Aspects of Shelley: The Experimentalist
10:36
Chapter 20
Aspects of Shelley: The Poet of Hope
10:44
Chapter 21
The Wisdom of Coleridge: Coleridge as Critic
16:31
Chapter 22
The Wisdom of Coleridge: Coleridge as a Talker
15:53
Chapter 23
Tennyson: A Temporary Criticism
10:22
Chapter 24
The Politics of Swift and Shakespeare: Swift
11:55
Chapter 25
The Politics of Swift and Shakespeare: Shakespeare
13:53
Chapter 26
The Personality of Morris
14:19
Chapter 27
George Meredith: The Egoist
11:40
Chapter 28
George Meredith: The Olympian Unbends
08:29
Chapter 29
George Meredith: The Anglo-Irish Aspect
08:51
Chapter 30
Oscar Wilde
09:40
Chapter 31
Two English Critics: Mr. Saintsbury
16:01
Chapter 32
Two English Critics: Mr. Gosse
12:53
Chapter 33
An American Critic: Professor Irving Babbitt
14:33
Chapter 34
Georgians: Mr. de la Mare
15:51
Chapter 35
Georgians: The Group
08:01
Chapter 36
Georgians: The Young Satirists
16:25
Chapter 37
Labour of Authorship
14:28
Chapter 38
The Theory of Poetry
13:34
Chapter 39
The Critic as Destroyer
25:26
Chapter 40
Book Reviewing Part I from beginning through "without ever being able to see it."
15:33
Chapter 41
Book Reviewing Part II from "One of the chief virtues of the anecdote" to the end
15:34

Art of Letters

Chapters

Dedication

Mr. Pepys

John Bunyan

Thomas Campion

John Donne Part I &nbsp;from beginning through "Who is my mistress:"

John Donne Part II from "One sort of readers" through "Anne Donne; Undone"

John Donne Part III from "His married life" to end

Horace Walpole Part I from beginning to "people in the room."

Horace Walpole Part II from "It is generally assumed" through "fashionable trifler"

Horace Walpole Part III from "Not that it is possible to represent him" to end

William Cowper Part I from beginning through "the creature he describes.”

William Cowper Part II from "Cowper was not to be" through "both men.."

William Cowper Part III from "If we love Cowper" to end

A Note on Elizabethan Plays

The Office of the Poets

Edward Young as Critic

Gray and Collins

Aspects of Shelley: The Character Half-Comic

Aspects of Shelley: The Experimentalist

Aspects of Shelley: The Poet of Hope

The Wisdom of Coleridge: Coleridge as Critic

The Wisdom of Coleridge: Coleridge as a Talker

Tennyson: A Temporary Criticism

The Politics of Swift and Shakespeare: Swift

The Politics of Swift and Shakespeare: Shakespeare

The Personality of Morris

George Meredith: The Egoist

George Meredith: The Olympian Unbends

George Meredith: The Anglo-Irish Aspect

Oscar Wilde

Two English Critics: Mr. Saintsbury

Two English Critics: Mr. Gosse

An American Critic: Professor Irving Babbitt

Georgians: Mr. de la Mare

Georgians: The Group

Georgians: The Young Satirists

Labour of Authorship

The Theory of Poetry

The Critic as Destroyer

Book Reviewing Part I from beginning through "without ever being able to see it."

Book Reviewing Part II from "One of the chief virtues of the anecdote" to the end

John Donne Part I from beginning through "Who is my mistress:"