The Later Nineteenth Century

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A HISTORY OF MODERN CRITICISM, 1750-1950
RENÉ WELLEK
Sterling Professor of Comparative Literature, Yale University
Since Saintsbury's History of Criticism (1900-03) there has been no comprehensive account of modern literary criticism. Professor Wel-lek's encyclopedic work, which traces the sources of almost all viewpoints of modern criticism, is based on wide research and a masterly command of the great critical writings and the literature about them. The work emphasizes literary theory, but also deals with literary taste, providing an international history of criticism that spans two centuries. Professor Wellek has not, however, written a merely descriptive history, but has interpreted and judged the critical ideas from a consistent modern point of view. Each volume contains annotated
bibliographies, full documentation, and index.
Volume 1 The Later Eighteenth Century $7.50
Volume 2 The Romantic Age 8.50
Volume 3 The Age of Transition 8.50
Volume 4 The Later Nineteenth... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A HISTORY OF MODERN CRITICISM, 1750-1950
RENÉ WELLEK
Sterling Professor of Comparative Literature, Yale University
Since Saintsbury's History of Criticism (1900-03) there has been no comprehensive account of modern literary criticism. Professor Wel-lek's encyclopedic work, which traces the sources of almost all viewpoints of modern criticism, is based on wide research and a masterly command of the great critical writings and the literature about them. The work emphasizes literary theory, but also deals with literary taste, providing an international history of criticism that spans two centuries. Professor Wellek has not, however, written a merely descriptive history, but has interpreted and judged the critical ideas from a consistent modern point of view. Each volume contains annotated
bibliographies, full documentation, and index.
Volume 1 The Later Eighteenth Century $7.50
Volume 2 The Romantic Age 8.50
Volume 3 The Age of Transition 8.50
Volume 4 The Later Nineteenth Century 10.00
Volume 5 The Twentieth Century forthcoming
each volume is available separately
"Knowledge, method, independence and the benefit of the 'international perspective'—all work together to give us a book that will serve as a standard reference to the whole subject or to the work of any individual within it for many decades to come."—Mark Schorer, New York Times.
"I can think of no one better qualified than Mr. Wellek for the task of writing the history of modern European criticism . . . there can be no doubt of the importance of this work. The combination of scholarly and critical apparatus is formidable. There is no other history of criticism like it, none which combines its scope with its sense of contemporary relevance."—David Daiches, Saturday Review. Vissza