Essays by Alice Meynell
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"Essays" by Alice Meynell is a collection of reflective and poetic essays written during the late 19th century. The work showcases the author's keen observations on nature, language, and humanity, offering insights into the beauty of the ordinary and the complexities of life. Meynell's prose exhibits a blend of personal sentiment and philosophical contemplation, cementing her voice in the literary canon of her time. The beginning of "Essays" introduces a variety of
themes as Meynell articulates her thoughts on nature, specifically the wild beauty and resilience of growth in urban spaces like Rome. In the opening piece "Ceres' Runaway," she employs rich imagery to illustrate how nature triumphs over the constraints of civilization, emphasizing the enduring power of wildflowers that thrive despite attempts to tame them. This essay sets the tone for the collection, highlighting Meynell's observant and lyrical writing style as she navigates through concepts of beauty, existence, and the interplay between humanity and the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Meynell, Alice, 1847-1922 |
|---|---|
| Title | Essays |
| Original Publication | [S.l.] : Burns & Oates, 1914 |
| Contents | WINDS AND WATERS: Ceres' Runaway -- Wells -- Rain -- The Tow Path -- The Tethered Constellations -- Rushes and Reeds -- IN A BOOK ROOM: A Northern Fancy -- Pathos -- Anima Pellegrina! -- A Point of Biography -- The Honours of Mortality -- Composure -- The Little Language -- A Counterchange -- Harlequin Mercutio -- COMMENTARIES: Laughter -- The Rhythm of Life -- Domus Angusta -- Innocence and Experience -- The Hours of Sleep -- Solitude -- Decivilized -- WAYFARING: The Spirit of Place -- Popular Burlesque -- Have Patience, Little Saint -- At Monastery Gates -- The Sea Wall -- ARTS: Tithonus -- Symmetry and Incident -- The Plaid -- The Flower -- Unstable Equilibrium -- Victorian Caricature -- The Point of Honour -- THE CHEARFUL LADIE OF THE LIGHT: The Colour of Life -- The Horizon -- In July -- Cloud -- Shadows -- WOMEN AND BOOKS: The Seventeenth Century -- Mrs. Dingley -- Prue -- Mrs. Johnson -- Madame Roland -- THE DARLING YOUNG: Fellow Travellers with a Bird -- The Child of Tumult -- The Child of Subsiding Tumult -- The Unready -- That Pretty Person -- Under the Early Stars -- The Illusion of Historic Time. |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1914 Burns & Oates edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English essays |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1434 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01434-0 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 239 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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