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First American edition revised. |
| Description |
339 pages ; 21 cm. |
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Ann Arbor paperbacks ; AA11
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| Contents |
pt. 1. The interpretation of literature. Introductory: Lady Macbeth, Oedipus, Hamlet. Hamlet (continued). Hamlet (concluded) a type of hero-legend. Lear, Othello, Macbeth. 'Poetic justice', popular legends, romance. Romanticism. Blake, Shelley, Dionysus. Romanticism in decay: Poe, surrealism. Surrealism (continued), wit -- pt. 2. The judgement of literature: Creation and criticism. The relativity of taste. Art for art's sake. Art with a purpose. Plato. Art with a purpose (continued). Aristotle. the Renaissance. Tolstoy. The totalitarians -- Values. |
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Literature -- Psychology.
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Literature -- Aesthetics.
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