Critical AssumptionsCUP Archive, 06.09.1984 - 276 Seiten This book is an historical survey of some important theories of literary criticism, which is designed to introduce more advanced students of English and other European literature to the nature and origin of these theories and ultimately to help them clarify their own attitudes to literature. Professor Ruthven's approach is to bring together and analyse examples of the way in which major writers and critics have dealt with the critical issues raised by different kinds of writing. He emphasizes throughout the variety of critical stances taken at different times in response to the challenge posed by highly original works and he draws on a large number of instances from all the major periods of English literature. The examination of the historical material presented here should encourage students of English, as well as other modern European literatures, to recognise and re-appraise their own critical assumptions. |
Inhalt
Books as heterocosms I | 1 |
Organic and inorganic form | 16 |
Criteria of complexity and simplicity | 33 |
Inspiration SI 5 Making | 67 |
The autobiographical element | 83 |
Imitation and originality | 102 |
Literary influences | 119 |
Intended meanings | 135 |
Apparent meanings | 149 |
Truth and credibility | 164 |
Evaluation | 181 |
Notes | 203 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
A. E. Housman admired aesthetic ancient Arnold artist Auden believe biographical C. S. Lewis called century claim classical Coleridge collected poems creative D. H. Lawrence defence Donne E. M. Forster English experience expressed F. R. Leavis fiction formalist genius George Henry heterocosms Homer Horace I. A. Richards idea imagination imitatio imitation influence inspiration interpretation intro JAAC James John Dryden Johnson judgement kind language Letter dated literary criticism literature London look M. H. Abrams matter meaning Milton mind modern moral Muse nature never novel novelists obscurity original Oxford poet poetic poetry Pound Preface problem purposeful intentions quoted readers reality Renaissance rhetoric Richard Robert Romantic sense Shakespeare Shelley simplicity Spenser style T. S. Eliot Tennyson texts theory things thought tradition trans truth unconscious Valéry verse W. B. Yeats W. H. Auden Wellek words Wordsworth writing written wrote York
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