Project Gutenberg 2005-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 170 Matthews, Brander 1852 1929 Penn, Arthur Matthews, James Brander Matthews, J. Brander (James Brander) Inquiries and Opinions Literature in the new century -- The supreme leaders -- An apology for technic -- Old friends with new faces -- Invention and imagination -- Poe and the detective-story -- Mark Twain -- A note on Maupassant -- The modern novel and the modern play -- The literary merit of our latter-day drama -- Ibsen the playwright -- The art of the stage-manager. Produced by Bill Tozier, Barbara Tozier, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Inquiries and Opinions" by Brander Matthews is a collection of literary essays and critiques written in the early 20th century. This work offers insights into the state of literature and its evolution at the dawn of a new century, analyzing the interplay of artistic expression and societal change. Matthews engages with themes such as democracy, scientific progress, and the role of literature in understanding life's complexities. The opening of the work sets the stage for an exploration of these themes, focusing initially on the difficulties of surveying literature's future and the importance of recognizing its historical context. Matthews reflects on the legacies of the 19th century, emphasizing how the advancements in scientific thought, the spread of democracy, and the rise of national identities inform contemporary literature. He suggests that literature, as a reflection of life, must address the dynamic forces shaping society, laying the groundwork for a broader discussion of literary merit and the challenges faced by authors and critics alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 406581 2025-07-07T08:26:39.426075 text/html 409607 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/html 237817 2025-07-07T08:26:46.911567 application/epub+zip 242202 2025-07-07T08:26:42.633065 application/epub+zip 227783 2025-07-07T08:26:41.411070 application/epub+zip 454373 2025-07-07T08:26:50.308551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431298 2025-07-07T08:26:46.102592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386776 2022-09-08T07:18:27.900556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387022 2025-07-07T08:26:38.895118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386691 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386702 2020-12-12T13:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21197 2025-07-07T08:26:50.432524 application/rdf+xml 15810 2025-07-07T08:26:41.901068 image/jpeg 4226 2025-07-07T08:26:41.655091 image/jpeg 146228 2020-12-12T13:56:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 152209 2020-12-12T13:56:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 146094 2020-12-12T13:56:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 236093 2025-07-07T08:26:39.457112 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