The Quality of Literature: Linguistic Studies in Literary Evaluation

By: Willie Van Peer

Evaluation is central to literary studies and has led to an impressive list of publications on the status and history of the canon. Yet it is remarkable how little attention has been given to the role of textual properties in evaluative processes. Most of the chapters in The Quality of Literature redress this issue by dealing with texts or genres ranging from classical antiquity, via Renaissance to twentieth century. They provide a rich textual and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027233365
• ISBN13: 9789027233363
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 9.7"