Literary Criticism: A Short History: Classical Criticism

by William K. Wimsatt Jr. and Cleanth Brooks

Book Overview

First published in 1957, Literary Criticism: A Short History traces our aesthetic heritage from its classical origins up to the contemporary state of criticism in the English-speaking world.

Divided into four volumes, each book adopts a fair and objective position in the presentation of various critical positions, and each critical theory is considered not only in competition with other critical theories, but also in vital dialectic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367692120
• ISBN13: 9780367692124
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"