Publications Of The Modern Language Association Of America (Volume Xiv)

By Modern Language Association and Moder Language Association of America

Book Overview

Publications of the Modern Language Association of America (Volume XIV) gathers the rigorous inquiry that shaped modern language studies at the turn of the twentieth century. Scholarship pulsed through these pages. This literary scholarship anthology brings together essays from the MLA publications series where philological research topics and comparative literature essays sit beside probing treatments of language history analysis. As an academic journal collection, the contributions model methods of textual precision, historical mapping and argumentative clarity. The tone is exacting but not dry; close reading and theoretical concern coexist with readable prose that rewards both attentive students and curious general readers. It serves as a robust university course resource and a reliable reference for scholars tracing the genealogy of criticism. American literary studies appears throughout in mood and method, and the essays represent a formative stage of early 20th century criticism. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Beyond mere archival interest, Volume XIV marks a decisive moment in the professionalisation of literary study: debates over philology, form and comparative method recorded here shaped subsequent practice and pedagogy. Casual readers with an appetite for intellectual history will find provocative, often surprisingly lively essays; collectors and devotees of classic literary criticism will prize this edition for its editorial care and provenance within the MLA publications series. Many of the essays offer methodological exemplars for textual criticism and the comparative study of literatures. Read together, they reveal the assumptions and ambitions that underpinned classic literary criticism in the modern academy. For teachers, students and established scholars alike, this restored edition offers context, clarity and insight that continue to inform how we read language and literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354212115
• ISBN13: 9789354212116
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 654 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"