English Literary Criticism: The Medieval Phase Contributor(s): Atkins, J. W. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367763249 ISBN-13: 9780367763244 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 18th Century - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.08 lbs) 220 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In England literary consciousness had its beginning in the middle ages, and this book, originally published in 1943, describes and illustrates the first phases of the growth of a tradition of criticism. It does not confine itself to writers whose interest was in the vernacular, for there was a larger European movement of which English criticism was a part. It embodied much of the ancient teaching, but it shows recurring efforts to arrive at the nature and art of poetry; it provides a key to contemporary literature and is of great help in understanding what really happened at the 16th Century Renaissance. |