In Channing's Remarks on National Literature, reviewing a work published in 1823, he asks the question, "Do we possess what may be called a national literature?
A study of the various literary epochs in turn, showing what each gained from the epoch preceding, and how each aided in the development of a national literature.
After Alfred's death there is little to record, except the loss of the two supreme objects of his heroic struggle, namely, a national life and a national literature.
Above all, the first dawn of the Renaissance is heralded in England, as in Spain and Italy, by the appearance of a national literature.
Among the Germans the monastery of St. Gall was famous for its zeal in originating a national literature.
Toward the close of the 13th century, and throughout the 14th, a national literature, in prose and poetry, sprang up in Italy, which in several respects has close relations to the history of the church.
Toward the end of that period however a new era dawned in social life, as well as in national literature.
But, we cannot attain with success this essential branch of National Literature, when the spirit of party prevails to such an extent, for which gentlemen hesitate to explain their mind, lest they might offend their friends.
Politics, and laws are the best part of a National Literature.
Many americans, and a few foreigners, think that America is yet too young a country for possessing a National Literature.
During this long interval there appeared no successor to carry on the work of developing the poetical side of a national literature, begun by Plautus, Ennius, and Lucilius.
A national literature, in the fuller sense, is now possible because it is the expression not solely of an aspiration but of partial accomplishment, with a historic background in fact.
I have no quarrel, then, with Bilac’s hopes for a national literature, with his aspirations for our common humanity.
Carlyle wrote the History of the French Revolution, and Bret Harte has written the History of the Argonauts; but it is absurd to suppose that a national literaturecould be founded on either episode.
If we cannot have a national literature in the narrow, geographical sense of the phrase, it is because our inheritance transcends all geographical definitions.
Though the works of these annalists are valuable as furnishing materials for more philosophical minds, they are such as could have existed only in the infancy of a national literature.
The entire peninsula was subject to French influence, which, though beneficial to its material progress, could not fail to be detrimental to national literature.
Lord BACON did not foresee that the English language would one day be capable of embalming all that philosophy can discover or poetry can invent; that his country, at length, would possess a national literature, and exult in models of its own.
England, which has given models to Europe of the most masterly productions in every class of learning and every province of genius, so late as within the last three centuries was herself destitute of a national literature.
We will dispense with all general or national Literature whatever, if it be so exceptionable; we will have a Christian Literature of our own, as pure, as true, as the Jewish.
By the Classics of a national Literature I mean those authors who have the foremost place in exemplifying the powers and conducting the development of its language.
But if we would ever have a national literature, our native writers must be patronized.
No man is always consistent, and it is not to be claimed that Longfellow was always ready to reaffirm his early attitude in respect to a national literature.
But a national literature--will it come for any calling to it?
Mr Sims; and the first words which caught our eye were "Americanism in Literature," printed in capital letters, it being the title of an essay which has for its object to stimulate the Americans to the formation of a national literature.
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