Americans and Others

MP3 Audio CD. Repplier managed to become one of the most notable discursive essayists of America, despite having a troubled childhood, due to her independent behavior. Her writings include collections of essays, biographical studies, a few short stories as well as many articles, containing biting literary criticism and opinions on contemporary life. At the same time, her writing is elegant, thoughtful and most of all influential. Life's everyday dead weights that she talks about are just as current today as when Agnes Repplier wrote them, in the beginning of the 20th century.

?Americans and Others? appeared in 1912 and includes fourteen of Repplier's essays, where she shows her witty satire as well as her refined and gracious style ? a gentlewoman with wholesome ideas and ideals alike. What she does is ridiculing the defects but also encouraging the merits of social life in her country.

Here are a few examples.

??A Question of Politeness?In this essay, the author disagrees, through arguments, with the truism according to which rudeness means sincerity

? ?The Mission of Humor?Repplier often wrote about humor in different ways. Here, she mostly criticizes cheap humor, as well as what generates it

??Goodness and Gayety?In this essay, the author talks about two opposed verdicts: humor cannot coexist with cardinal virtues vs. humor is actually a great help to grace

? ?The Nervous Strain? is, overall, an appeal to common sense and a criticism directed against rushing and worrying ? so characteristic to Americans