An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis (Paperback, 2012)

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Series: Canto Classics. Genre: Literary Criticism. Author: C. S. Lewis. Format: Paperback. Item Length: 138mm. Item Weight: 220g. Condition: New. Item Width: 9mm.

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Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis's classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues that 'good reading', like moral action or religious experience, involves surrender to the work in hand and a process of entering fully into the opinions of others: 'in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself'. Crucial to his notion of judging literature is a commitment to laying aside expectations and values extraneous to the work, in order to approach it with an open mind. Amid the complex welter of current critical theories, C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading.

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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781107604728
eBay Product ID (ePID)113809436

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Book TitleAn Experiment in Criticism
AuthorC.S. Lewis
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterature
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages152 Pages

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Item Height215 mm
Item Width138 mm
Item Weight220 g

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorC. S. Lewis
Series TitleCanto Classics

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