A sociological history of literary studies—both as a discipline and as a profession. As the humanities in higher education struggle with a labor crisis and with declining enrollments, the travails of “English” have been especially acute and long-standing. No scholar has analyzed the discipline’s contradictions as authoritatively as John Guillory. In this much-anticipated new b...(展开全部)

A sociological history of literary studies—both as a discipline and as a profession. As the humanities in higher education struggle with a labor crisis and with declining enrollments, the travails of “English” have been especially acute and long-standing. No scholar has analyzed the discipline’s contradictions as authoritatively as John Guillory. In this much-anticipated new b...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Reissue of this classic work in the development of modern criticism which argues that literary criticism is essentially a branch of psychology, dealing with the states of mind induced by the experiences communicated by art.

在线阅读本书 Reissue of this classic work in the development of modern criticism which argues that literary criticism is essentially a branch of psychology, dealing with the states of mind induced by the experiences communicated by art.

Wellek essays (some never-before published); footnotes throughout text; bibliography (of Wellek's works); 2 indices (names; topics + terms); author biography w/b+w photograph; "throughout, the documentation is massive, the breadth of intelligence masterful. Indeed, several of these articles have already become central documents, established points of reference + recourse, for t...(展开全部)

Wellek essays (some never-before published); footnotes throughout text; bibliography (of Wellek's works); 2 indices (names; topics + terms); author biography w/b+w photograph; "throughout, the documentation is massive, the breadth of intelligence masterful. Indeed, several of these articles have already become central documents, established points of reference + recourse, for t...(展开全部)

Striking out at the conception of criticism as restricted to mere opinion or ritual gesture, Northrop Frye wrote this magisterial work proceeding on the assumption that criticism is a structure of thought and knowledge in its own right. In four brilliant essays on historical, ethical, archetypical, and rhetorical criticism, employing examples of world literature from ancient ti...(展开全部)

Striking out at the conception of criticism as restricted to mere opinion or ritual gesture, Northrop Frye wrote this magisterial work proceeding on the assumption that criticism is a structure of thought and knowledge in its own right. In four brilliant essays on historical, ethical, archetypical, and rhetorical criticism, employing examples of world literature from ancient ti...(展开全部)

The insights of Greek and Roman critics continue to influence contemporary thought and literary theory. These insights are also central to a proper understanding of the cultural history of classical antiquity. The principle purpose of this collection is to make more widely available some important scholarship on canonical Greek and Latin sources for ancient criticism. Includes ...(展开全部)