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Post-Impressions: An Irresponsible Chronicle
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strunsky, Simeon, 1879-1948
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Post-Impressions: An Irresponsible Chronicle" by Simeon Strunsky is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on various aspects of modern life and society, likely during a time when urbanization, technology, and cultural shifts were prominent themes. Strunsky's writing offers a humorous and critical perspective on subjects ranging from theater and art to personal anecdotes about life and human nature. The opening of the book introduces readers to a lively dialogue between the narrator and a visitor who shares observations about contemporary dramas, particularly those that incorporate technical themes such as the properties of steam. This sets a tone of witty commentary on the absurdities of modern life, illustrating the clash between artistic expression and societal expectations. The exchange cleverly critiques the mundane realities of life and the depths of people's everyday concerns, with elaborative and satirical insights into human behavior reflected through their interactions with art and entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Contents:
- Alma mater Broadway
- The contemplative life
- Summer reading
- Nocturne
- Harold's soul, I
- Educational
- Morgan
- The modern inquisition
- Thorns in the cushion
- Low-grade citizens
- Romance
- Wanderlust
- Unrevised schedules
- Somewhat confused
- Harold's soul, II
- Rhetoric 21
- Real people
- Different
- Academic freedom
- The heavenly maid
- Sheath-gowns
- With the editor's regrets
- A mad world
- Ph.D.
- Two and two
- Brick and mortar
- Incoherent
- Realism
- Art
- The pace of life
- Marcus Aurelius, 1914
- By the turn of a hand
- The quarry slave
- Monotony of the poles.
- Credits:
- Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive.
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
- Release date is 2012-07-14
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