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The Note-Books Of Samuel Butler - Softcover

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9789357488778: The Note-Books Of Samuel Butler
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9357488774 ISBN 13: 9789357488778
Verlag: Double 9 Books, 2023

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The British author Samuel Butler's "The Note-Books of Samuel Butler" is a compilation of essays and aphorisms. The book offers Butler's thoughts on his surroundings and covers a broad variety of subjects, including literature, science, philosophy, and the arts. Butler makes insightful insights on everything from the value of Shakespeare's plays to the nature of human awareness in his work, which is known for its sharp humor. He also delves into more esoteric subjects like the essence of truth and the compatibility of science and religion. Butler's cynicism and irreverence are evident throughout the book as he questions accepted knowledge and makes fun of individuals in positions of authority. He is especially critical of the strict social mores and false morality of the Victorian age, which he lived in. Butler consistently exhibits great admiration for the beauty and intricacy of the natural world, as well as a conviction in the ability of literature and art to move people and inspire change, despite his pessimism. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler, a collection of essays that gives insights into the thinking of one of the most unique and intriguing thinkers of the Victorian era, is an overall thought-provoking and enjoyable collection of essays.

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Verlag
Double 9 Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9357488774
ISBN 13 
9789357488778
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
329
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