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The New Criticism: Formalist Literary Theory in America
Alfred Drake
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Description for The New Criticism: Formalist Literary Theory in America
Hardback. Covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism of the 1920s-1950s in America. This title traces the history of the New Criticism as a movement, considers theoretical and practical aspects of various proponents, and assesses the record of subsequent engagement with its tenets. Editor(s): Drake, Alfred J. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
This volume covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism school of the 1920s–1950s in America. Contributors trace the history of the New Criticism as a movement, consider theoretical and practical aspects of various proponents, and assess the record of subsequent engagement with its tenets. The volume will prove valuable for its renewed concentration not only on the New Critics themselves, but also on the way they and their work have been contextualized, criticized, and valorized by theorists and educators during and after their period of greatest influence, both in the United States and abroad.
This volume covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism school of the 1920s–1950s in America. Contributors trace the history of the New Criticism as a movement, consider theoretical and practical aspects of various proponents, and assess the record of subsequent engagement with its tenets. The volume will prove valuable for its renewed concentration not only on the New Critics themselves, but also on the way they and their work have been contextualized, criticized, and valorized by theorists and educators during and after their period of greatest influence, both in the United States and abroad.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781443823302
SKU
V9781443823302
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About Alfred Drake
Alfred J. Drake lectures in Literature and the History of Criticism at Chapman University in Orange, California, and at California State University, Fullerton. He is the editor of New Essays on the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory (Cambridge Scholars Publishing).Rick Armstrong is Assistant Professor of English at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York. He is the ... Read more
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