With emphasis on the theoretical and methodological, the studies collected here serve a dual purpose: to explore the fault lines that mark various kinds of ahistorical literary studies from New Criticism to Poststructuralism; and to develop a fully elaborated socio-historical criticism for literary works. McGann moves toward his goal by means of four special sets of investigations: the relation between the so-called "autonomous" poem and its political/historical contexts; the relation of reception and history to literary interpretation; the problems of canon and the characterization of period; and the ideological dimensions of both literary works and criticism of such works. Central to his enquiry is the notion that, whether viewed as an experience or as an event, a literary work is a nexus of various concrete social determinations that can be specified as an aesthetic order.

The Beauty of Inflections: Literary Investigations in Historical Method And Theory

Literature & Fiction

MCGANN, Jerome J.

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

With emphasis on the theoretical and methodological, the studies collected here serve a dual purpose: to explore the fault lines that mark various kinds of a historical literary studies from New Criticism to Post structuralism; and to develop a fully elaborated socio-historical criticism for literary works. McGann moves toward his goal by means of four special sets of investigations: the relation between the so-called "autonomous" poem and its political/historical contexts; the relation of reception and history to literary interpretation; the problems of canon and the characterization of period; and the ideological dimensions of both literary works and criticism of such works. Central to his enquiry is the notion that, whether viewed as an experience or as an event, a literary work is a nexus of various concrete social determinations that can be specified as an aesthetic order.

The Beauty of Inflections: Literary Investigations in Historical Method and Theory (Clarendon Paperbacks)

British & Irish

Clarendon Press

Although textual criticism is now commonly thought of as the discipline of editors, paleographers, and bibliographers, it is in fact the most fundamental area of all literary studies - the ground on which every type of literary investigation must stand. But the widening rift between textual criticism and literary interpretation during the past half century represents a crisis in the study of literature today. Neglect of textual scholarship by literary critics has resulted in the dissipation of analytic rigor in literary studies and a confusion of meaning in literary experience. The essays collected in this volume are an initial, cooperative effort to restore the connections between textual and interpretive studies. Each of the distinguished contributors provides not only the benefit of his particular expertise in working out the specific textual problems but thoughtful speculation on what these problems mean m relation to the more general issues of interpretation. The essays are the product of the Caltech / Weingart Conference in Humanities, held in 1982 under the direction of Jerome J. McGann.

Textual Criticism and Literary Interpretation

Univ. of Chicago

Hardcover with DJ. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text has very minor marking. Covers show minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear and fixed to inside covers. Front end paper is torn out.

Fiery Dust: Byron's Poetic Development

Univ of Chicago Pr

Swinburne: An Experiment in Criticism

Don Juan in Context

Examines modern editorial theory and textual criticism from a historical point of view. Table of contents, acknowledgments, introduction, appendix, endnotes, index. x , 146 pages. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo..

A critique of modern textual criticism

University of Chicago Press

A Critique of Modern Textual Criticism

A very good hardcover copy with bright gilt spine lettering. Owner's name on front endpapers; remainder mark on bottom page exteriors. Tight binding. Clean, unmarked pages. Very good jacket in removable mylar; light fading and chipping. NOT ex-library. Shipped Under 1 kilogram. Literary Criticism; 0674814959. ISBN/ 9780674814950. Inventory 019883.

Social Values and Poetic Acts: The Historical Judgment of Literary Work

Harvard University Press

Social Values and Poetic Acts: The Historical Judgment of Literary Works

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