Theory of Literature
Dalkey Archive Press (Verlag)
978-1-62897-283-2 (ISBN)
It begins with a brilliantly stated set of definitions of the nature and function of literature; and it proceeds through an examination of what goes into the making of a work of literature, to an analysis of the elements of literary composition and a statement of the principles by which we can evaluate the literary work itself.
The timeless virtue of this work is that the authors are thoroughly grounded in the traditional methods of literary scholarship, and also thoroughly aware of the impact of the social and psychological sciences on all modern thinking, then and now. Theory of Literature incorporates examples ranging from Aristotle to Coleridge and is written in clear, uncondescending prose, which, especially in its suspicion of simplistic explanations and its distrust of received wisdom, remains extremely relevant to the study of literature today. It was and still will be eagerly sought for by teachers, critics, students, and all other who seek objective standards for judging and further understanding the art of literature.
RENÉ WELLEK (1903-1995) was a Czech-American comparative literary critic. He taught at the University of Iowa for seven years before being hired at Yale University in 1946 where he was a professor of Slavic literature and was widely regarded as the founder of the study of comparative literature. He published many works throughout his life. Some of his more well-regarded titles were Immanuel Kant in England 1793-1838, Dostoevsky: A Collection of Critical Essays, Literature and Ideas, among many others. AUSTIN WARREN (1899-1986) was an American literary critic and professor of English at many institutions, including the University of Iowa, before arriving at the University of Michigan where he taught for 20 years and eventually retired from in 1968. He published many works throughout his life. Some of his more well-regarded titles include Alexander Pope as Critic and Humanist, Rage for Order: Essays in Criticism, as well as editing They Will Remain: Poems by Susan Pendleton, among many others.
Contents
Preface
I. DEFINITIONS AND DISTINCTIONS
I. Literature and Literary Study 3
II. The Nature of Literature 9
III. The Function of Literature 19
IV. Literary Theory, Criticism, and History 29
V. General, Comparative, and National
Literature 38
II. PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS
VI. The Ordering and Establishing of Evidence 49
III. THE EXTRINSIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF LITERATURE
Introduction 61
VII. Literature and Biography 67
VIII. Literature and Psychology 75
IX. Literature and Society 89
X. Literature and Ideas 107
XI. Literature and the Other Arts 124
IV. THE INTRINSIC STUDY OF LITERATURE
XII. The Analysis of the Literary Work of Art 139
XIII. Euphony, Rhythm, and Meter 159
XIV. Style and Stylistics 177
XV. Image, Metaphor, Symbol, Myth 190
XVI. The Nature and Modes of Narrative Fiction 219
XVII. Literary Genres 235
XVIII. Evaluation 248
XIX. Literary History 263
V. THE ACADEMIC SITUATION
XX. The Study of Literature in the Graduate School 285
Notes 299
Bibliography 347
Index 389
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.08.2018 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Normal, IL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-62897-283-1 / 1628972831 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-62897-283-2 / 9781628972832 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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