English through Pictures
- 293 pages
- 11 hours of reading
I. A. Richards Books
February 26, 1893 – September 7, 1979
Ivor Armstrong Richards was an influential English literary critic and rhetorician who became a foundational figure in modern literary criticism. His works, particularly those focusing on meaning, literary criticism, and rhetoric, laid the groundwork for New Criticism and introduced the concept of 'practical criticism.' This approach led to the development of close reading practices, considered the beginning of contemporary English literary studies. Richards is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern literary scholarship.
Discusses the opinions of highly educated readers on poems put before them unsigned, to offer a survey of current culture, which aims to be both disconcerting and stimulating.
Principles of Literary Criticism
- 312 pages
- 11 hours of reading
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 established his reputation and pioneered the movement that became known as the 'New Criticism'. 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.
The Meaning of Meaning
- 394 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The Meaning of Meaning
A Study of The Influence of Language upon Thought and of The Science of Symbolism
Richards on Rhetoric
Selected Essays 1929-1974
