Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Cleanth Brooks
yhteensä 32 hakutulosta
Well Wrought Urn
A classic that has been widely used by several generations, this book consists of detailed commentaries on ten famous English poems from the Elizabethan period to the present. …
The Hidden God
The clarity of style for which Mr. Brooks has long been noted is displayed to advantage in this newest book of his criticism. Originally delivered as lectures at a faculty …
The Language of the American South
In this volume Cleanth Brooks pays tribute to the language and literature of the American South. He writes of the language's unique syntax and its celebrated languorous rhythms; of …
William Faulkner
In this clear-sighted and enjoyable book, Cleanth Brooks, acknowledged to be "the best critic of our best novelist," introduces the general reader to Faulkner's most important …
Collected Letters, 1933-76
An edited collection of over 250 letters exchanged between Cleanth Brooks and Allen Tate between 1933 and 1976. The text sheds light on their friendships with writers such as T.S. …
Historical Evidence and the Reading of Seventeenth-Century Poetry
Cleanth Brooks has deeply influenced the course of letters and literature in America. As coauthor (with Robert Penn Warren) of ""Understanding poetry"", he has helped bring poems …
Literary Criticism: A Short History
First published in 1957, Literary Criticism: A Short History traces our aesthetic heritage from its classical origins up to the contemporary state of criticism in the …
A Shaping Joy
In A Shaping Joy (originally published in 1971), Cleanth Brooks writes about modern literature and the criticism that has been developed to deal with it. Most of the essays concern …
Language of Poetry
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
William Faulkner
An examination of the Yoknapatawpha novels, in themselves and in their relationship with Faulkner's central accomplishment, sheds light on Faulkner's development, technique, …
Community, Religion and Literature
These essays by Cleanth Brooks represent his final views on the reading of literature. They argue that the proper and essential role of literature lies in providing a sense of …
Modern Poetry and the Tradition
This study presents the revolutionary thesis that English poetry and poetic theory were deflected from their richest line of development by the scientific rationalism that came …