Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Painter, V. N.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451008198 ISBN 13 : 9781451008197

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unlock the tools of careful reading with Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism. This concise, practical guide helps readers understand how criticism works and how to read with sympathy, insight, and cultural awareness.

This edition presents fundamental principles of literature study, the aims of criticism, and how to judge a work by standards of form, content, and spirit. It traces the history of criticism, explains what makes classic writing endure, and shows how to develop informed judgment through study, broad reading, and thoughtful reflection. The book also surveys the major kinds of literature and the duties of the critic, while offering guidance on analyzing style, structure, and character without spoiling the reading experience.

• Learn the threefold purpose of literary study: knowledge, pleasure, and culture.


• See how criticism is built on principles, not impressions, and how to apply those principles to any work.


• Discover the elements of style, form, and content that shape a great book.


• Gain practical ways to examine fiction, poetry, and essays with clear criteria.

Ideal for students, teachers, and curious readers, this guide helps you read more deeply and discuss literature with confidence.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It is intended to embrace the rhetorical elements of form. In Part Third the leading kinds of literature are discussed, and the general principles governing each are presented. Special effort has been made to throw light upon the nature and structure of poetry, fiction, and the drama; and it is hoped that the chapters in which these subjects are treated will be found particularly interesting and helpful. Each chapter is followed by a list of review questions and by illustrative and practical exercises. The aim has been to prepare not merely a theoretical but especially a practical text-book, for which, it is believed, there exists a felt and acknowledged need. It is hoped that this little work will contribute in some measure to make literature one of the most delightful, as it is surely one of the most important, of all branches of study. F. V. N, PAINTER. Salem, Virginia, August 15, 1903.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451008198
• ISBN 13: 9781451008197
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 210
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