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By Henry A. Beers
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A collection of learned essays and critical sketches surveys Anglo-American literary history and practice, offering biographical portraiture, close readings, and historical perspective on poets and dramatists. Topics range from early New England writers and a group of collegiate literati to reflections on Emerson’s journals, the art of letter writing, commemorations of Milton and Thackeray, and studies of Sheridan, the Cavaliers, and Shakespeare’s contemporaries. The essays blend anecdote, textual analysis, and commentary on literary form, influence, and the habits of authorship.

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Henry A. Beers

Henry A. Beers was an American author, literary critic, and scholar known for his contributions to the study of English and American literature. His notable works include "A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century" and "A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century," which explore the evolution of literary movements during these periods. Beers also wrote essays and studies that reflect on significant literary figures, as seen in his book "Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman." His scholarship has been influential in understanding the context and development of American letters.

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