Modern British and Irish criticism and theory : a critical guide /

A guide to the development of literary theory in Britain and Ireland, this book is aimed at advanced undergraduates, as well as academics working in the field. Beginning with Coleridge and Arnold, it contains essays that address the rise and significance of poetics, and literary and cultural studies...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Andere auteurs: Wolfreys, Julian, 1958-
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2006.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Preface; 1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) and Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
  • 2. John Ruskin (1819-1900) and Walter Pater (1839-1894): Aesthetics and the State
  • 3. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900): Aesthetics and Criticism
  • 4. The Cambridge School: Sir ArthurQuiller- Couch (1863-1944), I.A. Richards (1893-1979) and William Empson (1906-1984)
  • 5. James Joyce (1882-1941): Theories of Literature
  • 6. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941): Aesthetics
  • 7. T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)
  • 8. After the C̀ambridge School': F.R. Leavis (1895-1978), Scrutiny (1932-1952) and Literary Studies in Britain.