Project Gutenberg 1998-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 133 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Letters on Literature Introductory: of modern English poetry -- Of modern English poetry -- Fielding -- Longfellow -- A friend of Keats -- On Virgil -- Aucassin and Nicolette -- Plotinus (200-262 A.D.) -- Lucretius -- To a young American bookhunter -- Rochefoucauld -- Of vers de société -- On vers de société -- Richardson -- Gérard de Nerval -- On books about red men. Transcribed from the 1892 Longmans, Green, & Co. edition by David Price "Letters on Literature" by Andrew Lang is a collection of essays and letters discussing various literary topics and figures, likely written during the late 19th century. The work appears to delve into discussions on poetry, notable authors, and literary critiques, reflecting the author's personal views and biases on the state of literature and its practitioners during his time. At the start of "Letters on Literature," the author introduces the format and purpose of the essays. He expresses his intention to communicate with a contemporary reader and his use of an epistolary style to discuss modern English poetry, among other literary subjects. Lang highlights the current state of poetry and its perceived decline in popularity and quality, referencing well-known poets such as Tennyson and Browning while addressing the challenges of literary appreciation in a changing society. He reflects on the role of past literary giants versus contemporary authors and sets the stage for deeper critiques of individual poets and literary movements throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Literature -- History and criticism PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 218580 2025-08-01T09:39:20.740952 text/html 222905 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/html 86569 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/html application/zip 150333 2025-08-01T09:39:25.649925 application/epub+zip 152249 2025-08-01T09:39:22.362942 application/epub+zip 152249 2025-08-01T09:39:21.313934 application/epub+zip 290220 2025-08-01T09:39:28.248939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266348 2025-08-01T09:39:25.042959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241803 2022-09-01T10:49:31.360547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201718 2025-08-01T09:39:20.351965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201490 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83389 2020-12-31T13:32:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18495 2025-08-01T09:39:28.377925 application/rdf+xml 12656 2025-08-01T09:39:21.823925 image/jpeg 3323 2025-08-01T09:39:21.573963 image/jpeg 147088 2025-08-01T09:39:20.761953 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