Project Gutenberg 2014-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 489 Clarke, James Freeman 1810 1888 Clarke, J. F. (James Freeman) 21019356 Nineteenth Century Questions 19th Century Questions Literary studies: Lyric and dramatic elements in literature and art. Dualism in national life. Did Shakespeare write Bacon's works? The evolution of a great poem: Gray's elegy -- Religious and philosophical: Affinities of Buddhism and Christianity. Why I am not a free-religionist. Have animals souls? Apropos of Tyndall. Law and design in nature -- Historical and biographical: The two Carlyles, or Carlyle past and present. Buckle and his theory of averages. Voltaire. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Harriet Martineau. The rise and fall of the slave power in America. Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Nineteenth Century Questions" by James Freeman Clarke is a collection of essays on various subjects that engage with the intellectual and cultural questions of the 19th century. Written during the late 19th century, the work reflects on literary elements, religious and philosophical inquiries, and historical analyses, highlighting the connections and contrasts between different ideas and culture. The collection covers topics ranging from the dualism in national life, literary studies, the affinities between Buddhism and Christianity, to the evolution of poetry, inviting readers to ponder significant issues of their time. The opening of the text begins with a discussion on the literary distinction between subjective and objective writing, framed through the concepts of "lyric" and "dramatic" elements in literature and art. Clarke analyzes how different authors exhibit these qualities in their works, citing examples from English literature, including Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton. He illustrates how each writer's style—whether personal and reflective or more external and narrative-oriented—affects their storytelling and artistic expression. This exploration sets the foundation for a broader examination of literary and cultural themes that bridge the personal and the collective across various forms of expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44628/44628-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Literature -- History and criticism Civilization, Modern -- 19th century PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 596600 2025-08-18T06:46:36.199560 text/html 582184 2024-10-23T22:08:35 text/html 351326 2025-08-18T06:46:43.945440 application/epub+zip 356562 2025-08-18T06:46:37.852508 application/epub+zip 292377 2025-08-18T06:46:36.976532 application/epub+zip 518907 2025-08-18T06:46:48.649446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467911 2025-08-18T06:46:43.050458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403811 2022-09-20T11:17:13.534236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532639 2025-08-18T06:46:35.403489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 512773 2024-10-23T22:08:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18355 2025-08-18T06:46:48.803414 application/rdf+xml 20182 2025-08-18T06:46:37.089518 image/jpeg 3078 2025-08-18T06:46:37.032480 image/jpeg 323921 2025-08-18T06:46:36.251504 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