EBOOK THE ART OF LITERATURE ***
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THE ESSAYS
OF
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
TRANSLATED BY
T. BAILEY SAUNDERS, M.A.
THE ART OF LITERATURE.
CONTENTS.
PREFACE
ON AUTHORSHIP
ON STYLE
ON THE STUDY OF LATIN
ON MEN OF LEARNING
ON THINKING FOR ONESELF
ON SOME FORMS OF LITERATURE
ON CRITICISM
ON REPUTATION
ON GENIUS
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
The contents of this, as of the other volumes in the series, have been
drawn from Schopenhauer's _Parerga_, and amongst the various subjects
dealt with in that famous collection of essays, Literature holds an
important place. Nor can Schopenhauer's opinions fail to be of special
value when he treats of literary form and method. For, quite apart
from his philosophical pretensions, he claims recognition as a great
writer; he is, indeed, one of the best of the few really excellent
prose-writers of whom Germany can boast. While he is thus particularly
qualified to speak of Literature as an Art, he has also something to
say upon those influences which, outside of his own merits, contribute
so much to an author's success, and are so often undervalued when he
obtains immediate popularity.
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