This is the latest volume of the critically acclaimed series entitled Yearbook of Comparative Criticism. The series devoted to the study of literature based on two assumptions: that literature is an expression of the culture in which it is written, and that the study of literature involves value-judgments.The volume includes contributions from: George Boas (U.S.A), David Daiches (Great Britain), Northrop Frye (Canada), Walter Hinderer (U.S.A.), E.D. Hirsch, Jr. (U.S.A), Roman Ingarden (Poland), Mario Jacobi (Switzerland), Leonard Manheim (U.S.A), Walter Mueller-Seidel (Germany), Howard Lee Nostrand (U.S.A), Stephen R. Pepper (U.S.A), André Preau (France), Emil Staiger (Switzerland), Stanley R. Townsend (U.S.A), Wladimir Weidlé (France).
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Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st. 212 pages, hardcover. Cover boards have some discoloration, particularly on the rear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Some black ink on the spine has been rubbed off, but gilt text is still legible. This series is devoted to the study of literature based on two assumptions: that literature is an expression of the culture in which it is written, and that the study of literature involves value-judgments. Previous owner's signature is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Seller Inventory # 34242
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.
xi, 212p., dj (Yearbook of literary criticism, 2). Seller Inventory # 038609