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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-x
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  2. The Classical Age
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 1-24
  3. The Middle Ages
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 25-43
  4. The Renaissance
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 44-67
  5. The Seventeenth Century: Peacham to Dryden
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 68-102
  6. The Seventeenth Century: Rymer to Dennis
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 103-126
  7. The Eighteenth Century: The Age of Addison and Pope
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 127-170
  8. The Eighteenth Century: Dr Johnson and his Successors
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 171-216
  9. The Romantic Age
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 217-258
  10. The Victorian Age
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 259-302
  11. The Twentieth Century: The Early Decades
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 303-346
  12. The Twentieth Century: Post-war Developments
    Harry Blamires
    Pages 347-380
  13. Back Matter
    Pages 381-412
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About this book

Introduction

The author traces the course of literary criticism from its foundations in classical and medieval precepts to the theorising of the present day. He explores the texts which have been milestones in the history of critical thought, placing them firmly in the context of their time.

Keywords

history of literature literary criticism Renaissance Romanticism Victorian era

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