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020			_a9781844670550 _qpbk.
040			_beng _cJGU
041			_aeng
100			_aEagleton, Terry, _91637499 _eauthor
245			_aThe function of criticism / _cTerry Eagleton.
260			_aLondon : _bVerso, _c2005.
520			_a"This wide-ranging book argues that criticism emerged in early bourgeois society as a central feature of a “public sphere” in which political, ethical, and literary judgements could mingle under the benign rule of reason. The disintegration of this fragile culture brought on a crisis in criticism, whose history since the 18th century has been fraught with ambivalence and anxiety. Eagleton’s account embraces Addison and Steele, Johnson and the 19-century reviewers, such critics as Arnold and Stephen, the heyday of Scrutiny and New Criticism, and finally the proliferation of avant-garde literary theories such as deconstructionism. The Function of Criticism is nothing less than a history and critique of the “critical institution” itself. Eagleton’s judgements on individual critics are sharp and illuminating, which his general argument raises crucial questions about the relations between language, literature and politics."--
650			_aCriticism--Social aspects _91638354
650			_aCriticism
999			_c3053151 _d3053151