The Diary of Henry Crabb Robinson (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry Crabb Robinson
- First Published: 1870
- Type of Work: Diary, reminiscences, and correspondence
- Genres: Nonfiction, Diary, Letters
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, Friendship, Writing, Law or legislation, Lawyers, Metaphysics
Critical Evaluation:
Because of his passion for literature and metaphysics, and his special affinity for knowing those men of his time who were worth knowing, Henry Crabb Robinson managed to encompass in his person many of the significant intellectual trends of the first half of the nineteenth century. His DIARY reveals him as a highly characteristic post-Enlightenment mind; his encounters with German, French, and particularly English literary figures have produced a mine of information about the special temper of exuberance during the period; yet there emerges from the...
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