Aesthetics of Literary ClassificationThis Book Attempts To Clarify The Concept Of Literary Classification, First Within The Larger Framework Of Aesthetic Classification And Then With Reference To Literary Theories. |
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
Why Classification? | 8 |
Genre and Literary History | 14 |
A Comprehensive Model of Literary Study | 25 |
THE TRADITIONAL MODEL | 31 |
Classical and NeoClassical | 41 |
The Traditional Model and Modern Criticism | 50 |
CHALLENGE TO THE TRADITIONAL MODEL | 56 |
Common terms and phrases
action aesthetic aesthetic judgment aesthetic objects Aristotle Aristotle's ballad basic Birth of Tragedy century Chicago Cleanth Brooks comedy concept of literary creative Criticism Croce Culler Deconstruction deictic Derrida discourse discussion distinction dramatic contract emotional English epic Essays Estragon example expressed F.R. Leavis Faber fictional formulated framework Harmondsworth Heidegger human I.A. Richards imitation interpretation intertextual intuition intuitive knowledge Jonathan Culler Kant language linguistic literary classification literary contracts literary texts literature logical London meaning metaphor Methuen mimetic modern modes narration narrative contract nature Neo-classical Nietzsche Nietzsche's nominalist non-literary novel Oxford University Press particular Penguin philosophical play poem poet Poetics poetry position post-structuralist Princeton principle prose reader reference Rene Wellek Romantic Saussure scheme sense Shakespeare significant speech act stanza structuralist structure symbols T.S. Eliot temporal tense thematic theme theoretical theory tradition tragedy underlying verbal Vladimir Waiting for Godot wind writing York