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The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 6, The Nineteenth Century, c.1830–1914
Edited By M. A. R. H
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Description for The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 6, The Nineteenth Century, c.1830–1914
hardcover. A lucid account of the vast field of literary criticism from 1830 to 1914. Editor(s): Habib, M. A. R. Series: The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. Num Pages: 709 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1148.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
Series
The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
709
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521300117
SKU
V9780521300117
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About Edited By M. A. R. H
M. A. R. Habib is Professor of English at Rutgers University. He is the author of seven books, including A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present (2005), Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History (2007) and An Anthology of Modern Urdu Poetry (2003).
Reviews for The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 6, The Nineteenth Century, c.1830–1914
'… 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 ... Read more