History Of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires

About The Book:

This survey traces the development of English literary criticism from its roots in classical and medieval theory to the controversies of the present day. The standpoints of major critics are examined in their respective historical contexts, and crucial foreign influences are noted.

About the Author
Harry Blamires Former Head, Department of English, King Alfred’s College, Winchester.

Table of Contents
The Classical Age
•The Middle Ages
•The Renaissance
•The Seventeenth Century I: Peachman to Dryden
•The Seventeenth Century II: Rymer to Dennis
•The Eighteenth Century I: The Age of Addison and Pope
•The Eighteenth Century II: Johnson and his Successors
•The Romantic Age
•The Victorian Age
•The Twentieth Century I: The Early Decades
•The Twentieth Century II: Post-war Developments
•Notes
•Further Reading
•Chronological Table
•Index