{"product_id":"the-critic-in-the-modern-world-public-criticism-from-samuel-johnson-to-james-wood-9781623563738","title":"The Critic in the Modern World: Public Criticism from Samuel Johnson to James Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Ley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Books \u0026amp; Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Critic in the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e explores the work of six influential literary critics--Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Lionel Trilling and James Wood--each of whom occupies a distinct historical moment. It considers how these representative critics have constructed their public personae, the kinds of arguments they have used, and their core principles and philosophies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning three hundred years of cultural history, \u003ci\u003e The Critic in the Modern World \u003c\/i\u003econsiders the various ways in which literary critics have positioned themselves in relation to the modern tradition of descriptive criticism. In providing a lucid account of each critic's central principles and philosophies, it considers the role of the literary critic as a public figure, interpreting him as someone who is compelled to address the wider issues of individualism and the social implications of the democratising, secularising, liberalising forces of modernity.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086952489111,"sku":"9781623563738","price":18996.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781623563738.webp?v=1767143017","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-critic-in-the-modern-world-public-criticism-from-samuel-johnson-to-james-wood-9781623563738","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}