Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: Habib/Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present

__Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present__ provides a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory from the Classical period to the present day * An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory * Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism * Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories * An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism Content: Chapter 1 Classical Literary Criticism (pages 7–22): Chapter 2 The Traditions of Rhetoric (pages 23–34): Chapter 3 Greek and Latin Criticism during the Roman Empire (pages 35–45): Chapter 4 The Early Middle Ages (pages 47–56): Chapter 5 The Later Middle Ages (pages 57–76): Chapter 6 The Early Modern Period (pages 77–97): Chapter 7 Neoclassical Literary Criticism (pages 98–113): Chapter 8 The Enlightenment (pages 114–128): Chapter 9 The Aesthetics of Kant and Hegel (pages 129–141): Chapter 10 Romanticism (pages 143–167): Chapter 11 Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Aestheticism (pages 168–180): Chapter 12 The Heterological Thinkers (pages 181–188): Chapter 13 From Liberal Humanism to Formalism (pages 193–205): Chapter 14 Socially Conscious Criticism of the Earlier Twentieth Century (pages 206–218): Chapter 15 Phenomenology, Existentialism, Structuralism (pages 219–229): Chapter 16 The Era of Poststructuralism (I): Later Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Deconstruction (pages 230–246): Chapter 17 The Era of Poststructuralism (II): Postmodernism, Modern Feminism, Gender Studies (pages 247–263): Chapter 18 The Later Twentieth Century: New Historicism, Reader?Response Theory, Postcolonial Criticism, Cultural Studies (pages 264–278):

Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present provides a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory from the Classical period to the present day

• An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory
• Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism
• Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories
• An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism

Annotation Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present provides a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory from the Classical period to the present day An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism "Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present presents a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory. Encapsulates the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism; Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories; An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism"--Provided by publisher "Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present presents a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory. Encapsulates the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism; Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories; An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism"--Del editor Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present offers an authoritative overview of the development of Western literary theory and criticism. In clear, concise, and elegant prose, the acclaimed literary scholar M.A.R. M.a.r. Habib. Revised Ed. Of: A History Of Literary Criticism : From Plato To The Present. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2005. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.