1 Critical Authority

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