Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: An Introduction

Copyright © 2011 M. A. R. Habib

Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: An Introduction

Author(s): M. A. R. Habib

Published Online: 24 FEB 2012 02:12AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781405160346

Online ISBN: 9781444328004

DOI: 10.1002/9781444328004

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Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present provides a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory from the Classical period to the present day

  • An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory
  • Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism
  • Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories
  • An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism

 

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xi)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–6)

  3. Part I: Classical Literary Criticism and Rhetoric

    1. Chapter 1

      Classical Literary Criticism (pages 7–22)

    2. Chapter 2

      The Traditions of Rhetoric (pages 23–34)

    3. Chapter 3

      Greek and Latin Criticism during the Roman Empire (pages 35–45)

  4. Part II: The Medieval Era

    1. Chapter 4

      The Early Middle Ages (pages 47–56)

    2. Chapter 5

      The Later Middle Ages (pages 57–76)

  5. Part III: The Early Modern Period to the Enlightenment

    1. Chapter 6

      The Early Modern Period (pages 77–97)

    2. Chapter 7

      Neoclassical Literary Criticism (pages 98–113)

    3. Chapter 8

      The Enlightenment (pages 114–128)

    4. Chapter 9

      The Aesthetics of Kant and Hegel (pages 129–141)

  6. Part IV: Romanticism and the Later Nineteenth Century

    1. Chapter 10

      Romanticism (pages 143–167)

    2. Chapter 11

      Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Aestheticism (pages 168–180)

    3. Chapter 12

      The Heterological Thinkers (pages 181–188)

  7. Part V: The Twentieth Century: A Brief Introduction

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      Part Introduction (pages 189–191)

    2. Chapter 13

      From Liberal Humanism to Formalism (pages 193–205)

    3. Chapter 14

      Socially Conscious Criticism of the Earlier Twentieth Century (pages 206–218)

    4. Chapter 15

      Phenomenology, Existentialism, Structuralism (pages 219–229)

    5. Chapter 16

      The Era of Poststructuralism (I): Later Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Deconstruction (pages 230–246)

    6. Chapter 17

      The Era of Poststructuralism (II): Postmodernism, Modern Feminism, Gender Studies (pages 247–263)

    7. Chapter 18

      The Later Twentieth Century: New Historicism, Reader-Response Theory, Postcolonial Criticism, Cultural Studies (pages 264–278)

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      Epilogue: New Directions: Looking Back, Looking Forward (pages 279–287)

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      Index (pages 289–298)

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