Project Gutenberg 2010-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 966 Disraeli, Isaac 1766 1848 D'Israeli, I. (Isaac) Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield 1804 1881 Disraeli, B. (Benjamin), Earl of Beaconsfield Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Produced by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3" by Isaac Disraeli is a volume in a collection of literary essays written in the early 19th century. This work explores various facets of literature and its historical development, delving into topics such as local descriptions, the nature of court masques, and the evolution of words, offering readers a blend of literary criticism, history, and philosophical insights. The opening of the volume begins with an examination of the shortcomings of minute and lengthy local descriptions in literature, critiquing their tendency to confuse rather than clarify. Disraeli argues that effective local descriptions should be concise and evocative, allowing the imagination to fill in the details rather than overwhelming the reader with unnecessary specifics. He supports his argument with references to notable literary figures, including Pliny and Scudery, highlighting how even celebrated writers struggled with this aspect of description. This sets the tone for the discussions that follow in the volume, which aim to unravel the complexities and curiosities embedded within literary practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism Literature -- Anecdotes Litterateurs PN Text Bibliomania Category: Literature - Other Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 1645037 2025-08-12T14:54:02.167435 text/html 1671792 2021-01-06T01:42:07 text/html 707918 2025-08-12T14:54:25.405366 application/epub+zip 738071 2025-08-12T14:54:07.718410 application/epub+zip 719299 2025-08-12T14:54:05.297475 application/epub+zip 1294321 2025-08-12T14:54:36.998273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1251833 2025-08-12T14:54:23.018332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1199720 2022-09-14T09:55:46.768514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1437565 2025-08-12T14:53:59.371486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1436840 2021-01-06T01:42:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1436928 2021-01-06T01:42:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21586 2025-08-12T14:54:37.157265 application/rdf+xml 18447 2025-08-12T14:54:05.928421 image/jpeg 4319 2025-08-12T14:54:05.608446 image/jpeg 565701 2021-01-06T01:42:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 609700 2021-01-06T01:42:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 564997 2021-01-06T01:42:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 683651 2025-08-12T14:54:02.288440 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 en.wikipedia