A Benjamin Franklin ReaderSimon and Schuster, 2005年6月15日 - 576 頁 A selection of Benjamin Franklin’s writings, with an introduction and commentary by renowned author Walter Isaacson. Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, this collection of Franklin’s writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America’s favorite founder and wit. Includes an introductory essay exploring Franklin’s life and impact as a writer, and each piece is accompanied by a preface and notes that provide background, context, and analysis. |
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第 1 到 5 筆結果,共 78 筆
第 1 頁
... writer, of which I was extremely ambitious.” More than making himself merely “tolerable,” he became the most popular writer in colonial America. He may also have been, as the great literary historian Carl Van Doren has flatly declared ...
... writer, of which I was extremely ambitious.” More than making himself merely “tolerable,” he became the most popular writer in colonial America. He may also have been, as the great literary historian Carl Van Doren has flatly declared ...
第 2 頁
... writing had become clotted by the richness of the Restoration. “Honest John was the first that I know of,” Franklin correctly noted, “who mixed narration and dialogue, a method of writing very engaging to the reader.” A central theme of ...
... writing had become clotted by the richness of the Restoration. “Honest John was the first that I know of,” Franklin correctly noted, “who mixed narration and dialogue, a method of writing very engaging to the reader.” A central theme of ...
第 3 頁
... writing style, as well as his belief in the power of the written word to encourage useful civic endeavors, was also influenced by two books he borrowed from his father's little library shelf: Daniel Defoe's Essay on Projects and Cotton ...
... writing style, as well as his belief in the power of the written word to encourage useful civic endeavors, was also influenced by two books he borrowed from his father's little library shelf: Daniel Defoe's Essay on Projects and Cotton ...
第 5 頁
... writer. And it was through these crafts that he was able to influence, more than any of the other Founders, the character and personality of the American nation. part 1 THE YOUNG APPRENTICE SILENCE DOGOOD INTRODUCES HERSELF Benjamin 5 ...
... writer. And it was through these crafts that he was able to influence, more than any of the other Founders, the character and personality of the American nation. part 1 THE YOUNG APPRENTICE SILENCE DOGOOD INTRODUCES HERSELF Benjamin 5 ...
第 9 頁
... writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor . . .” Franklin likewise began his first Dogood essay by justifying an autobiographical introduction from his fictional narrator. SILENCE ...
... writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor . . .” Franklin likewise began his first Dogood essay by justifying an autobiographical introduction from his fictional narrator. SILENCE ...
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The Philadelphia Printer | 43 |
Poor Richard and Friends | 91 |
The Public Citizen | 131 |
Lobbyist in London | 185 |
American Rebel | 257 |
Ambassador in Paris | 267 |
Constitutional Sage | 355 |
The Autobiography | 395 |
About the Author | 553 |
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