Project Gutenberg 2019-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 192 Repplier, Agnes 1855 1950 04013862 Points of View A plea for humor -- English love-songs -- Books that have hindered me -- Literary shibboleths -- Fiction in the pulpit -- Pleasure: a heresy -- Esoteric economy -- Scanderbeg -- English railway fiction. 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) "Points of View" by Agnes Repplier is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work reflects on a variety of subjects including literature, humor, and the morality of storytelling, exploring the evolution and implications of these themes in society. Repplier's sharp wit and insightful commentary reveal her contemplative style as she discusses celebrated literary figures, contemporary critiques, and the changing nature of humor and earnestness in writing. The opening of the book introduces the theme of humor, tracing its decline and lamenting its rarity in modern literature. Repplier critiques the serious tone that has overtaken many literary works, suggesting that the joy of mirth has been overshadowed by moral tendencies. She references a range of authors, including Cervantes and Brontë, to illustrate her points, highlighting the tension between entertainment and moral responsibility in literature. As she delves into her concerns, it becomes clear that the essays serve as a plea for a return to light-heartedness and human connection through laughter, setting the stage for her broader explorations in the chapters to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Literature PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 332486 2025-07-23T11:36:03.854294 text/html 329041 2019-03-05T21:53:28 text/html 330895 2025-07-23T11:36:08.960266 application/epub+zip 328766 2025-07-23T11:36:05.142281 application/epub+zip 198738 2025-07-23T11:36:04.604297 application/epub+zip 411743 2025-07-23T11:36:12.126278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390254 2025-07-23T11:36:08.412264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260717 2022-09-26T19:34:25.388639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295314 2025-07-23T11:36:03.488266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295563 2019-03-05T21:53:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18221 2025-07-23T11:36:12.255249 application/rdf+xml 12658 2025-07-23T11:36:04.697281 image/jpeg 1682 2025-07-23T11:36:04.652265 image/jpeg 119722 2019-03-05T21:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 289884 2019-03-05T21:53:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 290829 2025-07-23T11:36:03.886300 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