Literary Criticism from Plato to Postmodernism

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Literary Criticism from Plato to Postmodernism is written by James Seaton and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1139916270 (ISBN 10) and 9781139916271 (ISBN 13).

This book offers a history of literary criticism from Plato to the present, arguing that this history can best be seen as a dialogue among three traditions - the Platonic, Neoplatonic, and the humanistic, originated by Aristotle. There are many histories of literary criticism, but this is the first to clarify our understanding of the many seemingly incommensurable approaches employed over the centuries by reference to the three traditions. Making its case by careful analyses of individual critics, the book argues for the relevance of the humanistic tradition in the twenty-first century and beyond.