
With the erudition that has distinguished his lifelong study of literary criticism, Wellek considers the trends, theories, and quarrels of recent years. He continues to insist that criticism -- whether written by structuralists, phenomenologists, Marxists, or the New Critics...

With the erudition that has distinguished his lifelong study of literary criticism, Wellek considers the trends, theories, and quarrels of recent years. He continues to insist that criticism -- whether written by structuralists, phenomenologists, Marxists, or the New Critics...