The Autocrat of the Breakfast-TableGood Press, 21 Νοε 2019 - 518 σελίδες 'The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table' is a collection of essays written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. The essays take the form of a chiefly one-sided dialogue between the unnamed Author and the other residents of a New England boarding house who are known only by their profession, location at the table or other defining characteristics. The topics discussed range from an essay on the unexpected benefits of old age to the finest place to site a dwelling and comments on the nature of conversation itself. The tone of the book is distinctly Yankee and takes a seriocomic approach to the subject matter. Each essay typically ends with a poem on the theme of the essay. There are also poems ostensibly written by the fictional disputants scattered throughout. |
Περιεχόμενα
The Autocrat of the Breakfast | |
CHAPTER V | |
OR THE WONDERFUL ONEHOSS | |
MY LAST WALK WITH THE SCHOOLMISTRESS | |
CHAPTER XII | |
THE PROFESSOR UNDER CHLOROFORM | |
THE LONG PATH | |
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-table: Every Man His Own Boswell Oliver Wendell Holmes Πλήρης προβολή - 1879 |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
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