What is a Book?

About the author

David Kirby is Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University. He is the author of many books of poetry and criticism, including "The Ha-Ha," "My Twentieth Century," and "What Is a Book?" (Georgia). His poems, reviews, and essays have appeared in the "New York Times Book Review," "Southern Review," "Paris Review," and other publications.

Summary

Covering an impressive range of writers—from Emerson, Poe, and Melville to James Dickey, Charles Wright, Richard Howard, Susan Montez, and others—Kirby considers the evolution of critical theory from the nineteenth century to the late twentieth and explores the role of criticism in contemporary culture.

Product details

• Authors: David Kirby
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2002
• EAN: 9780820324784
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-2478-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 214 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies