Poor Richard's Almanack (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Benjamin Franklin
- Type of Work: Almanac and maxim book
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Colonies or colonization, Revolutions, Poetry or poets, American Revolution, Eighteenth century, Wit or humor, Wealth
Essentially Poor Richard's Almanack embodies all the themes of the Autobiography in a witty and accessible format. Franklin's literary influence on Poor Richard's Almanack comes in a variety of forms: Proverbs, epigrams, rhymes, and aphorisms abound in each edition, usually interspersed among the calendars, weather forecasts, and astronomical charts. Each edition opens with a letter from the almanac's alleged author, one Richard Saunders (another Franklin pseudonym). He was “excessive poor” but fascinated with the heavens. Influenced by his wife, who could not...
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