Abstract

The originality of this work consists in its presentation of Royce as a man of letters. Royce the philosopher is well known to us. But the author says that "it seems never to have been seriously argued that he was also an eminent writer." So the first chapter deals with him as a "Man of Letters"—the prose writer, the literary critic, the historian, the novelist. The next three chapters are about his philosophy—a brief historic and systematic study. In the final chapter the author shows the "Relevance of Royce." With extensive notes and references, a chronology of Royce's life, and a selected bibliography, this book seems to be a good introduction to Royce.—J. K.