Our Literary Deluge (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
And Some of Its Deeper Waters
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Books & Reading
| Author: | Francis Whiting Halsey | ISBN: | 9781411457898 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | February 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Francis Whiting Halsey |
| ISBN: | 9781411457898 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | February 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
Published in 1902, this collection of essays, revised for this volume, stemmed from the observation that the quantity of books published was rising in inverse proportion to their quality. "Writing done at this rate of speed," the author opines, "is not literature and cannot be."
Published in 1902, this collection of essays, revised for this volume, stemmed from the observation that the quantity of books published was rising in inverse proportion to their quality. "Writing done at this rate of speed," the author opines, "is not literature and cannot be."
