Letters to Dead Authors
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Letters to Dead Authors is a collection of humorous and imaginative literary essays by Andrew Lang, written as mock epistolary tributes to famous writers of the past.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ literary parody ⓘ |
| author | Andrew Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| availability | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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literary essays ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasForm | mock epistles ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasPart |
letter to Alexandre Dumas
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letter to Charles Dickens ⓘ letter to Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ letter to François Rabelais ⓘ letter to Homer ⓘ letter to Jane Austen ⓘ letter to Lord Byron ⓘ letter to Lucian ⓘ letter to Molière ⓘ letter to R. L. Stevenson ⓘ letter to Robert Burns ⓘ letter to Sir Thomas Malory ⓘ letter to Sir Walter Scott ⓘ letter to Theocritus ⓘ letter to Victor Hugo ⓘ letter to William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical literature
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tradition of epistolary fiction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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literary enthusiasts ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Andrew Lang bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistolary essays ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
addresses canonical authors as if alive
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mixes homage with gentle satire ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| publisher | Longmans, Green, and Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of mock letters ⓘ |
| style |
humorous
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imaginative ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
famous authors of the past
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literary criticism ⓘ literary history ⓘ |
| theme |
enduring influence of classic literature
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playful critique of literary reputations ⓘ relationship between readers and authors ⓘ |
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