Project Gutenberg 2011-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 356 Disraeli, Isaac 1766 1848 D'Israeli, I. (Isaac) Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield 1804 1881 Disraeli, B. (Benjamin), Earl of Beaconsfield Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature The druidical institution -- Britain and the Britons -- The name of England and of the English -- The Anglo-Saxons -- Cædmon and Milton -- Beowulf; the hero-life -- The Anglo-Normans -- The page, the baron, and the minstrel -- Gothic romances -- Origin of the vernacular languages of Europe -- Origin of the English language -- Vicissitudes of the English language -- Dialects -- Mandeville; our first traveller -- Chaucer -- Gower -- Piers Ploughman -- Occleve; the scholar of Chaucer -- Lydgate; the monk of Bury -- The invention of printing -- The first English printer -- Early libraries -- Henry the Seventh -- First sources of modern history -- Arnolde's chronicle -- The first printed chronicle -- Henry the Eighth; his literary character -- Books of the people -- The difficulties experienced by a primitive author -- Skelton -- The ship of fools -- The psychological character of Sir Thomas More -- The Earl of Surrey and Sir Thomas Wyatt -- The spoliation of the monasteries -- A crisis and a reaction; Robert Crowley -- Primitive dramas -- The reformer Bishop Bale; and the Romanist John Heywood, the court jester -- Roger Ascham -- Public opinion -- Orthography and orthoepy -- The ancient metres in modern verse -- Origin of rhyme -- Rhyming dictionaries -- The arte of English poesie -- The discoverie of witchcraft -- The first Jesuits in England -- Hooker -- Sir Philip Sidney -- Spenser -- The faery queen -- Allegory -- The first tragedy and the first comedy -- The predecessors and contemporaries of Shakespeare -- Shakespeare -- The "humours" of Jonson -- Drayton -- The psychological history of Rawleigh -- The occult philosopher, Dr. Dee -- The Rosacrusian Fludd -- Bacon -- The first founder of a public library -- Early writers, their dread of the press; the transition to authors by profession -- The age of doctrines -- Pamphlets -- The Oceana of Harrington -- The author of "The grounds and reasons of monarchy" -- Commonwealth -- The true intellectual system of the universe. E-text prepared by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Amenities of Literature" by Isaac Disraeli is a comprehensive literary study written in the early 19th century. The work seeks to explore the development of English literature, tracing its origins, evolution, and the influential figures behind it. Disraeli aims to provide a rich examination of how literature reflects societal changes and human thought, emphasizing the psychological aspects of literary creation. At the start of the book, Disraeli introduces his vision for a history of vernacular literature, aiming to avoid a dry narrative and instead connect literature to the social and psychological circumstances surrounding its creation. He discusses the complexity of literary origins, reflecting on the role of writers in shaping public opinion and the dynamics between authors and their societies. This foundational perspective offers insight into Disraeli's multifaceted exploration of the impact of literature on history and culture, setting the stage for a deeper investigation into specific literary figures and themes in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism Authors, English -- Biography Great Britain -- Intellectual life PR Text Category: Literature - Other Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 2007257 2025-08-14T16:16:33.691081 text/html 2041900 2011-06-01T15:40:13 text/html 1073141 2025-08-14T16:17:01.901951 application/epub+zip 1106910 2025-08-14T16:16:40.261082 application/epub+zip 862473 2025-08-14T16:16:37.357087 application/epub+zip 1754760 2025-08-14T16:17:16.854878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1654465 2025-08-14T16:16:59.201968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1372682 2022-09-16T14:38:28.274105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1743157 2025-08-14T16:16:30.226113 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1742567 2011-06-01T15:14:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1742717 2011-06-01T15:14:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23393 2025-08-14T16:17:17.028857 application/rdf+xml 16238 2025-08-14T16:16:38.002032 image/jpeg 4406 2025-08-14T16:16:37.681055 image/jpeg 682086 2011-06-01T15:14:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 972972 2011-06-01T15:44:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 681543 2011-06-01T15:14:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1033180 2025-08-14T16:16:33.858096 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