Project Gutenberg 2020-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 543 Taine, Hippolyte 1828 1893 Taine, H. A. (Hippolyte Adolphe) Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe Graindorge, Frédéric-Thomas Graindorge, Frederic-Thomas Clark, J. Scott (John Scott) 1854 1911 Clark, John Scott Clark, J. S. (John Scott) Van Laun, Henri 1820 1896 Laun, Henri van Laun, Henry Van History of English Literature Volume 1 (of 3) Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature in memoriam of Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "History of English Literature Volume 1 (of 3)" by Hippolyte Taine is a historical analysis written during the mid-19th century. This work focuses on the development of English literature, examining the influence of various forces such as race, environment, and historical epochs on literary expression. It is notable for its psychological approach to literature, seeking to uncover the thoughts, emotions, and cultural contexts that shaped literary works and their authors. The opening of the book emphasizes the foundational aspects of English literature, starting with the Saxons and their environment. Taine paints a vivid picture of the harsh landscape of the North Sea coast, describing the struggles of the early Saxons, Angles, and Jutes who settled in what is now England. He explores how their physical surroundings shaped their temperament, characterizing them as robust but often violent, with a culture deeply rooted in survival and warfare. The text indicates that these early peoples, living in a grim world of marshes and forests, laid the groundwork for a literature that reflects their experiences and emotions. Throughout this opening portion, Taine sets the stage for analyzing the profound connections between environment, societal influences, and the literary outputs of the epochs that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: History - British 1463666 2025-06-24T10:15:26.124229 text/html 1455987 2024-10-17T16:10:07 text/html 1498801 2025-06-24T10:16:02.934519 application/epub+zip 1520714 2025-06-24T10:15:36.394154 application/epub+zip 733106 2025-06-24T10:15:31.276178 application/epub+zip 1929535 2025-06-24T10:16:16.064440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1822952 2025-06-24T10:15:54.530054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1036067 2022-09-27T17:21:48.228294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1066574 2025-06-24T10:15:22.330230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1046640 2024-10-17T16:10:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18102 2025-06-24T10:16:16.257411 application/rdf+xml 21949 2025-06-24T10:15:31.592153 image/jpeg 3349 2025-06-24T10:15:31.432140 image/jpeg 1478333 2025-06-24T10:15:26.257189 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 fr.wikipedia