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Poe ( Do not use it for selling and buying) . 1  \nPrepared by Research. Poe ( Do not use it for selling and buying) . 2  \nEnglish Literary Criticism and Theory  \nM. S. Nagarajan  \nPrepared by Research. Poe ( Do not use it for selling and buying) . 3  \nThe duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to hold out the light of reason, whatever it may discover, and to promulgate the determinations of truth, whatever she shall dictate.  \nSamuel Johnson, The Rambler  \nThe world would be unimaginably poorer without literature and literature, in turn, needs  \nthe understanding, the sifting and judging provided by criticism.  \nRene Wellek.  \nPrepared by Research. Poe ( Do not use it for selling and buying) . 4  \nContents  \nPreface vi  \nBackground 8  \nChapter 1 : Classical Criticism 13  \nChapter 2: Medieval and Renaissance Criticism 38  \nChapter 3 : English Neoclassical Criticism 56  \nChapter 4: Romantic and Victorian Criticism 83  \nChapter 5 : Twentieth Century Criticism 109  \nChapter 6 : Contemporary Theories 150  \nChapter 7: American, African-American and British Criticism: A Short Survey 236  \nAppendix: Speech Act Theory 261 A Glossary of Critical Terms 264 A Select Bibliography 276  \nPrepared by Research. Poe ( Do not use it for selling and buying) . 5  \nPreface  \n\"Why one more?' you might very well ask. Many learned histories of literary criticism exist, all written by historians of eminence. The best known are the ones by George Saintsbury, J.W. Atkins, Rene Wellek, Wimsatt and Brooks—names that conjure up visions of great and assiduous scholarship. To say the least, they are irreplaceable.  \nWidely known for their deep erudition, their interpretations are at once acutely penetrating and illuminating. I shall not try to belong to this roster. This work has in mind, rather, the average Indian graduate student in English who needs a coherent history of criticism that will present to him some of the basic, seminal facts and influential ideas pertaining to literary creation and literary understanding. English Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introductory History is primarily designed to meet the requirements of such students and their teachers. We do not have in our market a handy and workmanlike type of history, a contour map of the critical scene over the ages. The existing ones are partial studies with commentaries on individual critics, an amalgam of critics and critical opinions. These do not fill the need of the English student fora coherent, systematically organised and synoptic view of the discipline of criticism. This book is the first of its kind: it addresses a specific need of undergraduate and graduate students of English in  \nour universities. Such a project demands a drastic principle of selection. A good number of critics have been omitted in this study. I had to make, regretfully, such acts of omission even as I made joyfully, a choice of inclusion. Such of those critics who have theorised about literature, and those who have applied their theory to specific works of literature, choose themselves automatically. They deserve their place in any history on account of their critical merit as well as their influence upon the critical temper of the succeeding ages. Alas, critics like Shelley, Keats, Addison, Lamb, Hazlitt, and de Quincey—to mention a few—have had to be left out! When we come to contemporary theories, the intention is to make a study of theoretical movements, rather  \nthan a study of individual critics. This is only an introductory history, and it does not purport to be a full-sized encyclopedia. This volume is far from being a specialised work in the subject. Received notions and ideas which are in wide circulation in the context of literary study, and ideas which an average Indian student is expected to equip himself with are  \nPrepared by Research. Poe ( Do not use it for selling and buying) . 6  \ngiven ample treatment with supporting textu","cbCaif76mJrnoB8D","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif76mJrnoB8D","pdf",3573887,298,"English","# Preface\n# Background\n# Chapter 1: Classical Criticism\n# Chapter 2: Medieval and Renaissance Criticism\n# Chapter 3: English Neoclassical Criticism\n# Chapter 4: Romantic and Victorian Criticism\n# Chapter 5: Twentieth Century Criticism\n# Chapter 6: Contemporary Theories\n# Chapter 7: American, African-American and British Criticism: A Short Survey\n# Appendix: Speech Act Theory\n# A Glossary of Critical Terms\n# A Select Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What purpose does the book’s preface state for its approach to literary criticism?\",\"answer\":\"It aims to provide a coherent history of criticism with basic facts and influential ideas for average students and teachers, rather than fragmented studies of individual critics.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author mention a “drastic principle of selection”?\",\"answer\":\"The study omits many critics while choosing inclusion based on critical merit and influence, especially for those who theorized about literature or applied theory to specific works.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the book organized according to the preface?\",\"answer\":\"It divides Western critical thought into seven sections, beginning with classical and medieval criticism and moving through various movements and contemporary theories.\"}]","English Literary Criticism and Theory - Preface - Introductory History | PDF",1791323210,459]