A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the PresentThis comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts.
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... traditional virtues of a bygone generation, such as martial prowess, heroism, and respect for social hierarchy – all ... tradition, reminding the audience how his own dramas inspired manly passions for war (Frogs, ll. 1021, 1040). He ...
... traditional virtues of a bygone generation, such as martial prowess, heroism, and respect for social hierarchy – all ... tradition, reminding the audience how his own dramas inspired manly passions for war (Frogs, ll. 1021, 1040). He ...
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... traditions in oral song” had evolved into “a finite tradition of fixed lyric compositions suited for all Hellenes” (CHLC, V.I, 44). The third, related, consequence was the development of the concept of imitation or mimesis into a ...
... traditions in oral song” had evolved into “a finite tradition of fixed lyric compositions suited for all Hellenes” (CHLC, V.I, 44). The third, related, consequence was the development of the concept of imitation or mimesis into a ...
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... tradition of naturalism, which attempts to offer an alternative account of the world, one that is not poetic or mythical or based on tradition but which appeals rather to natural processes in the service of a rational explanation. Irwin ...
... tradition of naturalism, which attempts to offer an alternative account of the world, one that is not poetic or mythical or based on tradition but which appeals rather to natural processes in the service of a rational explanation. Irwin ...
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... tradition of literary imitation. As in all things, Aristotle desires a balance, between the poet's own inventiveness and the use of traditional elements. The poet should not cling exclusively to stories which have been handed down by ...
... tradition of literary imitation. As in all things, Aristotle desires a balance, between the poet's own inventiveness and the use of traditional elements. The poet should not cling exclusively to stories which have been handed down by ...
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... tradition, expressed in Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian, the art of rhetoric was formally founded in 476 bc by a ... traditions of rhetoric.
... tradition, expressed in Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian, the art of rhetoric was formally founded in 476 bc by a ... traditions of rhetoric.
Contents
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From Plato to the Present Part III Greek and Latin Criticism During the Roman Empire | 103 |
From Plato to the Present Part IV The Medieval Era | 149 |
From Plato to the Present Part V The Early Modern Period to the Enlightenment | 227 |
From Plato to the Present Part VI The Earlier Nineteenth Century and Romanticism | 347 |
From Plato to the Present Part VII The Later Nineteenth Century | 467 |
From Plato to the Present Part VIII The Twentieth Century | 555 |
From Plato to the Present Epilogue | 772 |
From Plato to the Present Selective Bibliography | 777 |
From Plato to the Present Index | 791 |
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A History of Literary Criticism and Theory: From Plato to the Present M. A. R. Habib No preview available - 2005 |
A History of Literary Criticism and Theory: From Plato to the Present M. A. R. Habib No preview available - 2008 |
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