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Condition: New. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328. . 2014. Paperback. . . . .

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Critic in the Modern World explores the work of six influential literary criticsSamuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Lionel Trilling and James Woodeach of whom occupies a distinct historical moment. It considers how these representative critics have constructed their public personae, the kinds of arguments they have used, and their core principles and philosophies. Spanning three hundred years of cultural history, The Critic in the Modern World considers the various ways in which literary critics have positioned themselves in relation to the modern tradition of descriptive criticism. In providing a lucid account of each critic's central principles and philosophies, it considers the role of the literary critic as a public figure, interpreting him as someone who is compelled to address the wider issues of individualism and the social implications of the democratising, secularising, liberalising forces of modernity. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Critic in the Modern World explores the work of six influential literary criticsSamuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Lionel Trilling and James Woodeach of whom occupies a distinct historical moment. It considers how these representative critics have constructed their public personae, the kinds of arguments they have used, and their core principles and philosophies. Spanning three hundred years of cultural history, The Critic in the Modern World considers the various ways in which literary critics have positioned themselves in relation to the modern tradition of descriptive criticism. In providing a lucid account of each critic's central principles and philosophies, it considers the role of the literary critic as a public figure, interpreting him as someone who is compelled to address the wider issues of individualism and the social implications of the democratising, secularising, liberalising forces of modernity. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Critic in the Modern World explores the work of six influential literary criticsSamuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Lionel Trilling and James Woodeach of whom occupies a distinct historical moment. It considers how these representative critics have constructed their public personae, the kinds of arguments they have used, and their core principles and philosophies. Spanning three hundred years of cultural history, The Critic in the Modern World considers the various ways in which literary critics have positioned themselves in relation to the modern tradition of descriptive criticism. In providing a lucid account of each critic's central principles and philosophies, it considers the role of the literary critic as a public figure, interpreting him as someone who is compelled to address the wider issues of individualism and the social implications of the democratising, secularising, liberalising forces of modernity. "Explores the work of six influential literary critics, across three centuries, in order to consider the role of the literary critic as a public figure"-- This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…