| Description |
ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Classical literary criticism -- The traditions of rhetoric -- Greek and Latin criticism during the Roman Empire -- The early middle ages -- The later middle ages -- The early modern period -- Neoclassical literary criticism -- The enlightenment -- The aesthetics of Kant and Hegel -- Romanticism -- Realism, naturalism, sybolism, and aestheticism -- The heterological thinkers -- From liberal humanism to formalism -- Socially conscious criticism of the earlier twentieth century -- Phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism -- The era of poststructuralism (I) : later Marxism, psychoanalysis, deconstruction -- The era of poststructuralism (II) : postmodernism, modern feminism, gender studies -- The later twentieth century : new historicism, reader-response theory, postcolonial criticism, cultural studies |
| Summary |
Provides a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory from the Classical period to the present day. An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory. Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism. Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories. An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism |
| Notes |
Revised ed. of: A history of literary criticism : from Plato to the present. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Criticism -- History.
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| Author |
Habib, Rafey.
History of literary criticism
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| LC no. |
2010021915 |
| ISBN |
9781405160346 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781405160353 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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