Art of Letters
Robert Lynd
Play
Length 9 h 31 min
Chapters 40
First published 1921
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on the literary scene of his day with critiques of poets and and poetry, ranging from Pepys to Walter de la Mare. He even examines criticism itself. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
Dedication Read by Larry Wilson 1:02
2
John Bunyan Read by Larry Wilson 13:09
3
Thomas Campion Read by Graham Scott 14:36
4
John Donne Part I from beginning through "Who is my mistress:" Read by Graham Scott 17:18
5
John Donne Part II from "One sort of readers" through "Anne Donne; Undone" Read by Graham Scott 14:45
6
John Donne Part III from "His married life" to end Read by Graham Scott 16:52
7
Horace Walpole Part I from beginning to "people in the room." Read by Graham Scott 13:46
8
Horace Walpole Part II from "It is generally assumed" through "fashionable trifler" Read by Graham Scott 13:54
9
Horace Walpole Part III from "Not that it is possible to represent him" to end Read by Graham Scott 12:21
10
William Cowper Part I from beginning through "the creature he describes.” Read by thestorygirl 16:58
11
William Cowper Part II from "Cowper was not to be" through "both men.." Read by thestorygirl 21:44
12
William Cowper Part III from "If we love Cowper" to end Read by thestorygirl 13:44
13
A Note on Elizabethan Plays Read by Kathleen Moore 11:33
14
The Office of the Poets Read by Kathleen Moore 16:28
15
Edward Young as Critic Read by Kathleen Moore 14:14
16
Gray and Collins Read by Graham Scott 15:25
17
Aspects of Shelley: The Character Half-Comic Read by Graham Scott 14:44
18
Aspects of Shelley: The Experimentalist Read by Graham Scott 10:36
19
Aspects of Shelley: The Poet of Hope Read by Graham Scott 10:44
20
The Wisdom of Coleridge: Coleridge as Critic Read by Kathleen Moore 16:31
21
The Wisdom of Coleridge: Coleridge as a Talker Read by Kathleen Moore 15:53
22
Tennyson: A Temporary Criticism Read by Kathleen Moore 10:22
23
The Politics of Swift and Shakespeare: Swift Read by Graham Scott 11:55
24
The Politics of Swift and Shakespeare: Shakespeare Read by Graham Scott 13:53
25
The Personality of Morris Read by Graham Scott 14:19
26
George Meredith: The Egoist Read by Loraine Flegal 11:40
27
George Meredith: The Olympian Unbends Read by Loraine Flegal 8:29
28
George Meredith: The Anglo-Irish Aspect Read by Amelia Chesley 8:51
29
Oscar Wilde Read by Graham Scott 9:40
30
Two English Critics: Mr. Saintsbury Read by Amelia Chesley 16:01
31
Two English Critics: Mr. Gosse Read by drandall 12:53
32
An American Critic: Professor Irving Babbitt Read by Gary Grenholm 14:33
33
Georgians: Mr. de la Mare Read by Gary Grenholm 15:51
34
Georgians: The Group Read by Gary Grenholm 8:01
35
Georgians: The Young Satirists Read by Gary Grenholm 16:25
36
Labour of Authorship Read by Amelia Chesley 14:28
37
The Theory of Poetry Read by thestorygirl 13:34
38
The Critic as Destroyer Read by drandall 25:26
39
Book Reviewing Part I from beginning through "without ever being able to see it." Read by Amelia Chesley 15:33
40
Book Reviewing Part II from "One of the chief virtues of the anecdote" to the end Read by Amelia Chesley 15:34
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