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	Principles Of Literary Criticism by I. A. Richards
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Book Summary of Principles of Literary Criticism
Ivor Armstrong Richards was one of the founders of modern literary criticism. He enthused a generation of writers and readers and was an influential supporter of the young T.S Eliot. Principles of Literary Criticism was the text that first was the text that first established his reputation and pioneered the movement that became known as the ˜New Criticism` Through a powerful presentation of the need to read critically and creatively, with an alertness to the psychological and emotional effects of language, Richards presented a powerful new understanding both of literature and of the role of the reader. Highly controversial when first published, Principles of Literary Criticism remains a work which no one with a serious interest in literature can afford to ignore.

About the Author
I. A. Richards (1893-1979). One of the most influential literary critics of the twentieth century. He taught at the University of Cambridge from 1922 before moving to Harvard University, where, from 1944, he was Professor of English Literature.

Table of Contents

The chaos of criticism theories
The phantom aesthetic state
The language of criticism
Communication and the artist
The critics` concern with value
Value as an ultimate idea
A psychological theory of value
Art and morals isbn
9780415254021

Pages : 296