Download or read book Social Studies in English Literature (Classic Reprint) written by Laura Johnson Wylie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-29 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Social Studies in English Literature The unity Of the following studies consists in their common viewpoint, each essay tracing the relation between a certain body of literature and some aspects Of the social conditions out of which it grew. This unity Of idea is due to no attempt to illustrate the now generally accepted theory that literature is essentially social in nature and function, but results solely from the pedestrian effort to see the Object as in itself it really is. In the history Of the essay and in the English poetry of the Revolu tion the connection between literature and life on which the criticism Of our day emphatically insists is so Obvious that it seems impossible to come to a full understanding either of this art-form or of these poets without recognizing the social affili ations Of each. 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.