General, comparative, and national literature 3 8 ii. Wellek and warren address this aspect in terms of collective ideology, while popper speaks of the partial autonomy of the contents. Theory of literature by warren, austin,wellek, rene and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Literary theory and criticism festschrift presented to. A harvest book 5 a harvest book, hb75 1 a harvesthbj book 1 aldusserien 1 biblioteca romanica hispanica. Theory of literature by rene wellek and austin warren preface. Theory of literature paperback january 1, 1977 by rene and austin warren wellek author. According to greenlaws theory, and the practice of many scholars, literary study has. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The two met at the university of iowa in the late 1930s, and by 1940 had begun writing the book. Theory of literature was originally published in 1949. Concepts of criticism constitutes a valuable statement of mr.
Knights language linguistic literary history literary study literary theory literature london lyric meaning merely metaphor method metonymic metre metrical milton. A number of the essays are published for the first time and a bibliography of mr. Unlike many other textbooks of its era, however, this classic kowtows to no dogma and toes no party line. He combined allround mastery of many of the specialisms that constitute modern literary studies, encyclopaedic reading in several languages. The using of this term is open to misunderstanding. Theory of literature is considered to be the first work to systematize literary theory. Publication date 1949 topics literaturephilosophy, criticism, literaturestudy and teaching, literatureaesthetics. Theory of literature by wellek, rene warren, austin seller rivers edge used books published 1956 condition good. Buy theory of literature 3 by wellek, rene, warren, austin isbn.
Theory of literature by wellek rene warren austin abebooks. According to wellek, the work was written with the idea between warren and himself that we should rather combine our forces to produce a book which would formulate a theory of literature with an emphasis on the aesthetic. Theory of literature by professor rene wellek alibris. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. To ask other readers questions about theory of literature, please sign up. Theory of literature, with austin warren 1949 and a history of modern criticism 1955, 1966. A classic of criticism that examines the nature, function, form, and contents of literature. Concepts of criticism by rene wellek, paperback barnes. The authors sought to unite poetics literary theory with criticism evaluation of literature with scholarship research and literary. It is not a textbook introducing the young to the elements of literary appreciation nor a survey of the techniques employed in scholarly research.
Chapters on the nature of literature, on metre, style, metaphor, symbol, fictional technique and genres form the core of the book, but the extrinsic approaches are not slighted. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Rene wellek has 50 books on goodreads with 3357 ratings. The authors sought to unite poetics literary theory with criticism evaluation of literature with scholarship research and literary history the dynamics of literature in contrast with the statics of theory and criticism. Like erich auerbach, wellek was an eminent product of the central european philological tradition and was known as a vastly erudite and fairminded critic of critics. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Wellek and warren looked at literature as both a social product. Wellek and warren are very fair to a variety of approaches, stressing the importance. This had to be done in a book of reasonable size, without being eclectic or doctrinaire. French, italian, and spanish criticism, 19001950 a history of modern criticism, 17501950. This explicitly evinces the impact of the book in 20th century literary scenario. Wellek already vindicated this thesis in his earlier work wellek 1936, 1941. A theory of literature of 194446, being an influential and comprehensive analysis of the american new criticism movement. Literaturwissenschaft 1 pelican books 1 penguin university books 1 peregrine books 6.
Fortunately the job was in good hands because there is not much doubt that wellek is the premier scholar of literature in modern times. Theory of literature discusses aims and methods in the expansive field of literary study. The authors have sought to unite poetics or literary theory and criticism evaluation of literature with scholarship research and. Rene wellek and austin warren theory of literature pdf. Theory of literature is a book on literary scholarship by rene wellek, of the structuralist prague school, and austin warren, a selfdescribed old new critic. Rene wellek and austin warren, theory of literature. Rene wellek s most popular book is theory of literature. According to wellek, the work was written with the idea between warren and himself that we should rather combine our forces to produce a book which would formulate a theory of literature with an emphasis on the aesthetic fact which cannot be divorced from evaluation and hence from criticism. Theory of literature by rene wellek and austin warren harcourt, brace and company, new york printed in the united states of america preface the naming of this book has been more than ordinarily diffi cult. Richards ideal ideas imagery individual judgement kind l. The most ordered, ranging and purposeful ward keeping the. Books by rene wellek author of theory of literature. Even a proper short title, theory of literature and methodology of literary study, would be too cumbersome. Theory of literature rene wellek, austin warren download.