The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 6, The Nineteenth Century, c.1830–1914 (The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, Series Number 6) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0521300118 ISBN 13: 9780521300117

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

In the nineteenth century, literary criticism first developed into an autonomous, professional discipline in the universities. This volume provides a comprehensive and authoritative study of the vast field of literary criticism between 1830 and 1914. In over thirty essays written from a broad range of perspectives, international scholars examine the growth of literary criticism as an institution, and the major critical developments in diverse national traditions and in different genres, as well as the major movements of Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism and Decadence. The History offers a detailed focus on some of the era's great critical figures, such as Sainte-Beuve, Hippolyte Taine and Matthew Arnold, and includes essays devoted to the connections of literary criticism with other disciplines in science, the arts and Biblical studies. The publication of this volume marks the completion of the monumental Cambridge History of Literary Criticism from antiquity to the present day.

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Review:

'... a model of how to present sharp, original thinking without scanting the responsibility to provide a usable map ... This volume provides a series of helpful starting points for exploring the range of thinking about literature that [the] extraordinary growth in critical writing helped to stimulate.' Stefan Collini, Modern Philology

'... this volume clearly serves its purpose as a landmark for the multiple theoretical and practical issues that shaped nineteenth-century criticism within various national contexts ...' Usha Wilbers, English Studies

Book Description:

Over thirty essays examine the growth of literary criticism as an institution, the major critical developments in diverse national traditions and genres, and the era's great critical figures. The publication of this volume marks the completion of the monumental Cambridge History of Literary Criticism from antiquity to the present day.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0521300118
• ISBN 13: 9780521300117
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 709
• Editor: Habib M. A. R.