Historical Criticism and the Meaning of Texts

Informationen zum Autor J. R. de J. Jackson Zusammenfassung In this original and significant contribution to literary controversy, Professor Jackson argues on semantic grounds that historical criticism, which he defines as the attempt to read works of literature and criticism as they were read when they were new, is a necessary preliminary to other ways of approaching the literature of the past. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Triangles of Interpretation 2. Displaced Environments 3. Knowledges of the Past 4. Strategies 5. The Relationship of Historical Criticism to Some Alternative Modes; Notes; References; Index

Product details

• Authors: J. R. De J. Jackson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138683440
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68344-0
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory; Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Literary studies: general, Literary theory