Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Croissant, De Witt Clinton, 1876-1941

Contributor:

Cressman, Edmund Dresser

Hogrefe, Pearl

Mitchell, Arthur, 1872-1953

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1" by De Witt Clinton Croissant et al. is a scholarly publication produced in the early 20th century. This work primarily examines the contributions and significance of Colley Cibber, a prominent playwright and actor of the Restoration period, among other humanistic studies that explore various topics in literature and philosophy. The publication aims to provide a thorough assessment of Cibber's impact on English comedy and theater, offering insights into the evolution of sentimentality in comedic writing. The opening of this volume introduces a study focusing on the life and works of Colley Cibber, emphasizing the misconceptions about his character and literary significance. It outlines Cibber's multifaceted career, which includes playwriting, acting, and adaptation, while arguing against the notion of his intellectual inferiority as perpetuated by contemporaries like Pope. The text sets out to reevaluate Cibber's role in the transition towards sentimental comedy, detailing his foundational contributions to the genre and discussing specific plays, such as his operas and comedies, that illustrate his inventive spirit and the prevailing theatrical trends of his time. Through this opening portion, readers gain a glimpse into a critical analysis that seeks to reclaim Cibber's legacy in the context of English literary history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Studies in the work of Colley Cibber / De Witt C. Croissant

Studies in Bergson's philosophy / Arthur Mitchell

Browning and Italian art and artists / Pearl Hogrefe

The semantics of -mentum, -bulum, and -culum / Edmund D. Cressman.

Credits:

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Shirley McAleer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 50.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2016-04-07