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The Emergence of Literary Criticism in 18th-Century Britain
This chapter is in the book The Emergence of Literary Criticism in 18th-Century Britain

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. A Note on Texts vii
  4. A The Age of Criticism
  5. 1 Introduction 3
  6. 2 Contemporary Discussions of Criticism and the Critic 12
  7. B The Authority of Criticism
  8. 1 Critical Authority 49
  9. 2 Aristocratic Authority 54
  10. 3 The Authority of Seniority: Ancient and Modern Criticism 94
  11. 4 The Authority of Poetic Genius 115
  12. 5 Learning: Knowledge between Authority and Pedantry 150
  13. 6 Rules and the Critic 177
  14. 7 Taste and the Critic 201
  15. 8 Name-Authority: The Critic as Institution 229
  16. 9 Authority and the Marketplace 269
  17. 10 Institutionalizing Authority: Academies and Reviews 301
  18. C Conclusion – Distance and Democracy
  19. Distance and Democracy 359
  20. Works Cited 373
  21. Index 405
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110362060.3

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. A Note on Texts vii
  4. A The Age of Criticism
  5. 1 Introduction 3
  6. 2 Contemporary Discussions of Criticism and the Critic 12
  7. B The Authority of Criticism
  8. 1 Critical Authority 49
  9. 2 Aristocratic Authority 54
  10. 3 The Authority of Seniority: Ancient and Modern Criticism 94
  11. 4 The Authority of Poetic Genius 115
  12. 5 Learning: Knowledge between Authority and Pedantry 150
  13. 6 Rules and the Critic 177
  14. 7 Taste and the Critic 201
  15. 8 Name-Authority: The Critic as Institution 229
  16. 9 Authority and the Marketplace 269
  17. 10 Institutionalizing Authority: Academies and Reviews 301
  18. C Conclusion – Distance and Democracy
  19. Distance and Democracy 359
  20. Works Cited 373
  21. Index 405
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