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An Essay on the Original of Literature
An Essay on the Original of Literature
Author: Daniel Defoe
The young Daniel Defoe thought he was destined to become a Presbyterian minister. Instead he became a man of letters: poet, political journalist, economic essayist, novelist. In his Essay on the Original of Literature of 1726, Defoe argues for the sacred Hebrew origins of modern writing--or, as he puts it, that "Power to make the Paper...  more »." The work stands out as a writer's bold glorification of the craft of literature, radically understood.
ISBN-13: 9781934084014
ISBN-10: 1934084018
Publication Date: 10/8/2007
Pages: 88
Edition: 1st
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Publisher: Owlworks
Book Type: Hardcover
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