Keepers of the Flame: Literary Estates and the Rise of BiographyMany of our most treasured works of literature, including John Donne's sonnets and Shakespeare's plays, have been preserved more by accident than by design. Key writings from the past have been burned, stolen, suppressed or edited by widows or friends anxious to preserve a sanitized image of the writer in question, sometimes for profit or self-aggrandizement. |
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Page 171
... Froude's as to his wishes regarding it ; and was astounded when I learned by chance that it was in print ' . She demanded the return of all the Carlyle papers in Froude's possession , so that they ... FROUDE'S CARLYLE , CARLYLE'S FROUDE.
... Froude's as to his wishes regarding it ; and was astounded when I learned by chance that it was in print ' . She demanded the return of all the Carlyle papers in Froude's possession , so that they ... FROUDE'S CARLYLE , CARLYLE'S FROUDE.
Page 173
... Froude - ' an accomp- lished flatterer ' , ' his face betrays the cynical insincerity of his profession ' . Invited now to ' supervise ' the Carlyle papers , he threw himself into the commission with ... FROUDE'S CARLYLE , CARLYLE'S FROUDE.
... Froude - ' an accomp- lished flatterer ' , ' his face betrays the cynical insincerity of his profession ' . Invited now to ' supervise ' the Carlyle papers , he threw himself into the commission with ... FROUDE'S CARLYLE , CARLYLE'S FROUDE.
Page 175
... Froude campaign continued , though , and could now strike a shriller , even more vindictive note . In 1903 , Alexander Carlyle published a New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle , with his own ... FROUDE'S CARLYLE , CARLYLE'S FROUDE.
... Froude campaign continued , though , and could now strike a shriller , even more vindictive note . In 1903 , Alexander Carlyle published a New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle , with his own ... FROUDE'S CARLYLE , CARLYLE'S FROUDE.
Contents
John Donne the Younger | 7 |
Surviving Shakespeare | 16 |
Marvell Milton Dryden | 30 |
Copyright | |
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