Description |
1 online resource (viii, 112 pages) |
Series |
International library of sociology. Sociology of culture ; 7 |
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International library of sociology. Sociology of culture ; 7
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Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; I Contemporary Taste and the Spirit of the age; The phenomenon of change in taste; Explanation from natural science in Brunetière; Apparent dominance of a contemporary taste; The connexion with the 'Spirit of the Age'; The Spirit of the Age and social groups; II The Sociological Medium of Literature in the Past; III Shifting of the Sociological Position of the Artist; IV Literature and Public; The deepening of the cleavage between public and art through Naturalism; Beginnings of the predominance of the fine arts |
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Cleavage in the public and set-back for the literary element in social lifeV The Start of New Trends of Taste; The formation of aesthetic cliques; The relation of the creative artist to current taste; The importance of being comprehended; Formation of groups and schools; VI Means of Selection; The importance of the selecting authorities; Use of means of propaganda; Importance of literary criticism; Influences from the fine arts; VII Public Recognition; The grounds for public recognition; The propaganda value of the new; Varied receptivity of sociological groups |
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The conception of the taste-propagating typeThe 'inwardly involved'; The universal validity of art; National differences; Taste-conserving forces: school and university; Organisations exerting influence: literary societies, lending libraries, and the like; The book-seller; The Book Societies; Final considerations; Index |
Summary |
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
Notes |
Originally published in 1944 by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., Ltd. Index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Literature -- History and criticism
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Literature -- Philosophy.
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Literature and society.
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Society in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory.
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Society in literature
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Literature
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Literature and society
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Literature -- Philosophy
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Dickes, E. W. (Ernest Walter), 1876-
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ISBN |
9781136239014 |
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1136239014 |
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