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Six lectures on literature

Six lectures on literature

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Number of Chapters: 7

Length: 06 hours and 18 minutes

Language: English

C. H. Herford was Professor of English Literature at the Victoria University of Manchester in era when public lectures were published in pamphlet form. The six lectures in this collection span Herford's career at the University during the turbulent first two decades of the twentieth century. Taking a historical view, Herford covers a wide range of eras and writers in an exploration of the roots of English literature. - Summary by Phil Benson

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The permanent power of English poetry (1902) (Phil Benson)
The bearing of English studies on the national life (1910) (Phil Benson)
Is there a poetic view of the world (1916) part 1 (Phil Benson)
Is there a poetic view of the world (1916) part 2 (Phil Benson)
The poetry of Lucretius (1917) (Phil Benson)
Norse myth in English poetry (1919) (Phil Benson)
The normality of Shakespeare illustrated in his treatment of love and marriage (1920) (Phil Benson)
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