{"product_id":"9781441174222","title":"On Modern Poetry From Theory to Total Criticism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOn Modern Poetry\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Theory to Total Criticism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Rowland Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll too often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a tale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line, 'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory,\u003ci\u003e On Modern Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e tries to get beyond the opposition between them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws on all resources available. It combines 'analytic irony' with 'imaginative empathy' in order to generate fresh insights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe themes discussed in the first part of the book include tradition, voice, rhyme, rhetoric, and objects, bringing in critics such as Eliot, Heidegger, Empson, Blackmur, and De Man. The second part examines texts by Tennyson, Symons, Hopkins, Larkin and Prynne. An original exploration of poetry and its criticism, \u003ci\u003eOn Modern Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide for readers and students at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Rowland Smith is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, UK. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Derrida and Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath-Drive: Freudian Hauntings in Literature and Art\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two works of popular philosophy - \u003ci\u003eBreakfast with Socrates: The Philosophy of Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDriving with Plato: the Meaning of\u003cbr\u003eLife's Milestones\u003c\/i\u003e. A frequent contributor to BBC radio and television, he is also a columnist and reviewer for the Sunday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 September 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781441174222\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331730145420,"sku":"9781441174222","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781441174222","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}