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The IMPASSIONED STYLE.

Its Presence in Authorship .

Its Characteristics

I. Passion

The Lyric Element in Prose

The Dramatic Element

Forms of Emotion

The Pathetic-Examples .

The Vehement-Examples

Means of Inducing Feeling ·

II. Personality

National Personality-Examples

III. Power.

Ethical Earnestness—Examples.

Suggestions.

1. The Impassioned Style, found in all Leading Lit-

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Origin of English Criticism.

Essential Elements of Criticism

I. General Intelligence

(Liberal Education and Criticism)

Literary Knowledge-Examples .

Ignorant Criticism

II. Sympathy

The Critic and the Author.

Examples in English Criticism .

The Spirit of Humility

The Critic and the Man

III. Insight

Philosophic Insight

Literary Insight

Examples.

Superficial Criticism

IV. Conscientiousness

Fidelity to Facts

Impartiality

Moral Aim

Modern Tendencies

American Literary Criticism

Literary Institutions .

Examples of the Critical Style

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Prose Poetry

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I. The Intellectual Element Secured from Verse

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II. The Impassioned Element

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III. The Popular Element .

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IV. The Literary Element

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1. Beauty and Sublimity

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2. Imagery

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(Historical Portraiture and Fiction)

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3. Euphony

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Suggestions

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II. Standard Poetry is to be Studied.

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Examples of the Poetic Style

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STYLE AND SATIRE.—THE SATIRICAL STYLE.

History of Satire.

Forms of Satire

1. The Serio-Comic-Examples

2. Invective-Examples
Additional Forms

1. Theological-Examples
2. Political—Examples
3. Literary – Examples

4. Social-Examples

Need of Satire

A Scholarly Art.

Examples of Satirical Style .

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STYLE AND HUMOR.—THE HUMOROUS STYLE.

Necessity of such a Style

I. Object of Humor-Pleasure.

II. Relations of Humor

I. Humor and Wit

2. Humor and Satire-Examples

III. Forms of Humor .

1. The Humor of Ridicule

2. The Humor of Reflection

IV. Elements of Humor

1. Surprise

2. Spontaneity.

3. Delicacy

4. Individuality

5. Geniality

Absence of Humor in English Prose

Explanations Given .

Has a Place and Function,

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MATTHEW ARNOLD'S ENGLISH STYLE

I. Classical Character.

Specific Sense

General Sense.

The Element of Clearness

(Over-Clearness)

Classical Finish .

(Over-Finish)

II. Critical and Controversial Character

The Dogmatic Spirit .

III. Stimulus and Suggestion

Protest Against the Superficial

Narrowness of Outlook

The Style of the Essayist

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Characteristics

I. Intellectuality.

1. Originality-Genius

2. Vigor and Incisiveness.

Want of Logical Sequence .

His Style, Intuitional .

II. Ethical Energy

Sincerity

Sobriety

Defect in the line of Mysticism

III. Literary Tone and Spirit

His Literary Knowledge

1. The Poetic Element

2. Dignity of Style .

3. Pleasantry.

Literary Form, at times, Inferior

His Place in American Letters

His Mission

Need of the Emersonian Element in Letters.

Examples of Emerson's Style

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INDEPENDENT LITERARY JUDGMENTS

Limitations of Thought

Limitations in Literature

Conditions of Literary Freedom

I. Literary Study.

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