Great writers: Cervantes, Scott, Milton, Virgil, Montaigne, Shakespeare.By: George Edward Woodberry
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George Edward Woodberry, Litt. D., LL. D. (May 12, 1855 - January 2, 1930) was an American literary critic and poe.Woodberry was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, on May 12, 1855. The Woodberrys or Woodburys-various spellings of the name exist-immigrated early and, since settlement took root on the North Shore, have been native to Beverly and neighboring seaport towns. Receiving his preparation at the Phillips Exeter Academy, he entered Harvard College in 1872. Owing, however, to ill health, he was unable to continue with his class. He re-entered in 1875 and was graduated in 1877. Another distinguished member was the then Governor of Massachusetts. Woodberry took highest final honors in philosophy, and was awarded an Oration at Commencement. This essay, on the "Relation of Pallas Athene to Athens", owes its preservation in a permanent form to the fact that he was forbidden to deliver it, because of the disapproval of its substance by the Committee of the Faculty in charge. His college friends asked his consent to print for him a small edition, copies of which are now rare. This and his early college poems, of which there is a selection in ''Verses from the Harvard Advocate'' (1876), were his first-fruits.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1544273045
ISBN13:9781544273044
Release Date:March 2017
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:74 Pages
Weight:0.36 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"
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