T. S. Eliot and the Concept of Tradition - Brossura

Cianci, Giovanni

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521121434 ISBN 13: 9780521121439

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

T. S. Eliot's reformulation of the idea of literary tradition has been one of the key critical concepts of the twentieth century. In this reappraisal of tradition, an international team of scholars explores the concept from a variety of theoretical and historical perspectives, including a series of illuminating case studies evaluating Eliot's version of tradition alongside the theories of other major twentieth-century critics. This 2007 volume will be of great interest to students of literary theory, modernist studies and intellectual history, initiating a dialogue between Continental and Anglo-American investigations into the nature of literary traditions. Tradition is a concept often viewed by contemporary critics with misunderstanding or even hostility. This book powerfully reaffirms the continuing importance of our artistic and cultural traditions in shaping the past and creating the future.

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Recensione:

'The volume's distinguished contributors each approach Eliot's essay from a different perspective, offering interdisciplinary contexts that have rarely appeared in the same volume ... As a collection, Cianci and Harding's volume covers impressive ground, the richness of which a brief review cannot aspire to convey.' The Review of English Studies

'This satisfying collection of fourteen essays looks back at Eliot's seminal notion of tradition in the refracted light of contemporary literary and cultural studies ... its effect is cumulative, with each new essay returning to and modulating insights offered in earlier chapters. This book is well-conceived ... persuasive ... instructive.' English Literature in Transition

'... careful exploration and explication ... For an overview and detailed examination of this ubiquitous subject in Eliot and modernist poetry in general, T. S. Eliot and the Concept of Tradition is sure to be useful.' Year's Work in English Studies

'A timely book ... illuminating.' Don Share, Senior Editor of Poetry magazine

'T. S. Eliot and the Concept of Tradition is an excellent addition to the library of a student or scholar interested in the continuing influence and legacy of Eliot's most famous essay. It is a diverse, provocative, thoughtful, and well-organized collection.' Time Present

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T. S. Eliot's reformulation of the idea of literary tradition has been one of the key critical concepts of the twentieth century. This 2007 reappraisal of tradition by an international team of scholars will be of great interest to students of literary theory, modernist studies and intellectual history.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521121434
• ISBN 13: 9780521121439
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 248