Bibliograph

The Cambridge History of literary criticism, edited by H. B. Nisbet, Claude Rawson, Volume 4

Type

Label

The Cambridge History of literary criticism, edited by H. B. Nisbet, Claude Rawson, Volume 4

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Cambridge History of literary criticism

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

702153889

Responsibility statement

edited by H. B. Nisbet, Claude Rawson

Series statement

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, 4Cambridge Histories online

Summary

This is a comprehensive 1997 account of the history of literary criticism in Britain and Europe between 1660 and 1800. Unlike previous histories, it is not just a chronological survey of critical writing, but a multidisciplinary investigation of how the understanding of literature and its various genres was transformed, at the start of the modern era, by developments in philosophy, psychology, the natural sciences, linguistics, and other disciplines, as well as in society at large. In the process, modern literary theory - at first often implicit in literary texts themselves - emancipated itself from classical poetics and rhetoric, and literary criticism emerged as a full-time professional activity catering for an expanding literate public. The volume is international both in coverage and in authorship. Extensive bibliographies provide guidance for further specialised study--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

INTRODUCTION: CRITICISM AND TRADITION -- GENRES -- LANGUAGE AND STYLE -- THEMES AND MOVEMENTS -- LITERATURE AND OTHER DISCIPLINES

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