The Critic in the Modern World: Public Criticism from Samuel Johnson to James Wood

by James Ley

Book Overview

The Critic in the Modern World explores the work of six influential literary critics--Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Lionel Trilling and James Wood--each 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623569311
• ISBN13: 9781623569310
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"