English Literary Criticism by J W H Atkins

English Literary Criticism by J W H Atkins

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English Literary Criticism by J W H Atkins

Originally published in 1951, this volume covers the transition period between the years of Renaissance influence and the dawn of 19th Century Romanticism. The book analyses the theories and judgments of various critics and their bearing on literary appreciation.

‘…this solid and useful book on this great period in English criticism should have contemporary appeal beyond the classrooms… Professor Atkins’s comments on individual authors and works are always judicious… his history is likely to be permanently valuable’ The New Statesman

‘The history of criticism is tangled, often repetitive… and Professor Atkins has once more sorted out the threads during a period, with a thoroughness readers of his volume on English Renaissance criticism will recognise…’ The Spectator

‘…a scholar of wide learning and accomplishment…’ Times Literary Supplement

J. W. H. Atkins was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Aberystwyth
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ISBN 13 9780367763565
ISBN 10 0367763567
Title English Literary Criticism
Author J W H Atkins
Series J W H Atkins On Literary Criticism
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2023-05-01
Number of pages 398
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