The complete personal essays of Robert Louis Stevenson

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The complete personal essays of Robert Louis Stevenson

edited by Trenton B. Olsen

Routledge, 2021

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-14)

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内容説明

For all of Robert Louis Stevenson's achievements in fiction, many of his contemporaries thought of him primarily as an essayist. His essays, known for their intellectual substance, emotional force, and stylistic vitality, were widely considered the best of their time. Despite the importance of Stevenson's nonfiction, his personal essays-70 in total-have never been printed together in a single volume until now. Stevenson's essays explore a range of topics from illness and evolution to marriage and dreams, and from literal and literary travel to the behavior of children and the character of dogs. Grappling with many of the cultural, ethical, and existential questions of his age, he resists dogma to draw fresh conclusions. Stevenson examines beggars and university students, immigrants and engineers, invalids and nurses, outlining his own colorful life story and unique approach to "the art of living" along the way. Whereas the most common and widely available versions of these texts were modified after Stevenson's death, this volume gathers his personal essays, many of which have never appeared in any modern edition, in their authorized versions. These essays are still considered classic models of the form, and in this volume, the Editor presents them alongside an introduction and notes to assist in a rereading and reappreciation that is long overdue.

目次

Acknowledgements Introduction A Note on the Text and Annotations From Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers From Memories and Portraits From Across the Plains with other Memories and Essays Uncollected Published Essays Unpublished and Early Essays Emendations List

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BC06261639
  • ISBN
    • 9780367180485
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London
  • ページ数/冊数
    xii, 530 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
  • 分類
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