Project Gutenberg 2022-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 229 Bourne, Randolph Silliman 1886 1918 Bourne, Randolph S. Oppenheim, James 1882 1932 20026319 Untimely papers $aUnited States :$bB. W. Huebsch,$c1919. Old tyrannies -- The war and the intellectuals -- Below the battle -- The collapse of American strategy -- A war diary -- Twilight of idols -- Unfinished fragment on the state. Emmanuel Ackerman, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Untimely Papers" by Randolph Silliman Bourne is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century, reflecting on the societal and psychological implications of war and culture during World War I. The work predominantly critiques the intellectual class's support for the war and delves into the burdens of conformity placed upon individuals by societal expectations. The primary focus revolves around the impact of war on personal identity, freedom, and the annulling of ideals. At the start of "Untimely Papers," the editor's foreword introduces the significance of Bourne's perspective as a leading voice among the intellectuals of his time, emphasizing his disillusionment with mainstream attitudes toward the war. Bourne portrays the harrowing challenge faced by individuals, exemplified by a young friend who grapples with forced conscription amid a prevailing sense of apathy and resentment. This friend, more a product of societal norms than a free agent, embodies the struggle to reconcile personal aspirations with external pressures, highlighting Bourne's profound exploration of individuality in the face of a wider collective mentality influenced by war and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/untimelypapers00bour/page/8/mode/2up 20210308121947bourne 1919 US Reading ease score: 47.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 State, The American essays -- 20th century D501 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 298508 2025-06-27T07:40:01.317944 text/html 273969 2024-10-18T23:36:14 text/html 662927 2025-06-27T07:40:06.124847 application/epub+zip 662278 2025-06-27T07:40:02.803860 application/epub+zip 297260 2025-06-27T07:40:01.896856 application/epub+zip 1075432 2025-06-27T07:40:08.810342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644707 2025-06-27T07:40:05.512799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571534 2022-09-30T21:20:45.007122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275202 2025-06-27T07:40:01.080823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255234 2024-10-18T23:36:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18272 2025-06-27T07:40:08.947296 application/rdf+xml 10294 2025-06-27T07:40:02.188811 image/jpeg 2223 2025-06-27T07:40:02.037819 image/jpeg 799077 2025-06-27T07:40:01.354852 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