Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 977 Schopenhauer, Arthur 1788 1860 Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey) 1860 1928 Saunders, Thomas Bailey Saunders, Bailey The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature 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. Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature" by Arthur Schopenhauer is a collection of essays written in the early 19th century that explores various aspects of literature and authorship. The work reflects Schopenhauer’s philosophical views on writing, style, and the nature of literature itself, emphasizing the complexities and demands of literary creation and the role of the author in society. At the start of the collection, Schopenhauer categorizes authors based on their motivations, contrasting those who write for the subject's sake with those who do so for profit. He critiques the superficiality often found in contemporary literature, stressing that true originality and insight arise from deep personal reflection and thought rather than mere copying or surface-level reading. Schopenhauer argues that real writing comes from an inner truth, and he warns that many modern writers sacrifice clarity and depth in favor of popularity or the whims of the marketplace, ultimately resulting in a degradation of language and literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Literature -- Philosophy B Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 274383 2025-08-05T04:48:34.185768 text/html 254165 2024-10-28T18:00:43 text/html 183630 2025-08-05T04:48:41.669752 application/epub+zip 187861 2025-08-05T04:48:37.547764 application/epub+zip 169970 2025-08-05T04:48:36.280770 application/epub+zip 408527 2025-08-05T04:48:44.474775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389216 2025-08-05T04:48:40.806723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324372 2022-09-05T09:36:41.692998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234123 2025-08-05T04:48:33.657753 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214073 2024-10-28T18:00:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17057 2025-08-05T04:48:44.619709 application/rdf+xml 22244 2025-08-05T04:48:36.810748 image/jpeg 4627 2025-08-05T04:48:36.546782 image/jpeg 181048 2025-08-05T04:48:34.207775 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia