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Spanning three decades, this collection showcases influential essays and reviews by a prominent literary critic, exploring key developments in criticism such as New Criticism and New Historicism. It examines the modern perspective of art as an autonomous object and provides a comprehensive overview of the history of literary criticism, tracing its evolution from Plato and Aristotle to contemporary figures like Derrida and de Man. This volume serves as a significant resource for understanding the landscape of literary theory and criticism.
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Doing Things with Texts, Meyer Howard Abrams, Meyer Howard Abrams
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- 1997
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- Title
- Doing Things with Texts
- Subtitle
- Essays in Criticism and Critical Theory
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publisher
- 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN13
- 9780393307474
- Category
- Philosophy
- Description
- Spanning three decades, this collection showcases influential essays and reviews by a prominent literary critic, exploring key developments in criticism such as New Criticism and New Historicism. It examines the modern perspective of art as an autonomous object and provides a comprehensive overview of the history of literary criticism, tracing its evolution from Plato and Aristotle to contemporary figures like Derrida and de Man. This volume serves as a significant resource for understanding the landscape of literary theory and criticism.