: The Art of Discrimination (1964): Thomson's The Seasons and the Language of Criticism
Author:   Ralph Cohen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138560116


Pages:   530
Publication Date:   01 January 2021
Format:   Hardback
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: The Art of Discrimination (1964): Thomson's The Seasons and the Language of Criticism


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First published in 1964, this book analyses claims and comments that English critics have made about James Thomson’s poem The Seasons (1730-46). Cohen deals with the relation between `practical’ and `philosophical’ criticism of the poem that for over two hundred years has been a model for other poems, has been the subject of books and even paintings, as well as being the legal document in a copyright precedent. Cohen begins with the problems of Thomson’s revisions before moving on to their hypotheses and their transformation, examining the critical tradition and the pressure of the poem. Cohen addresses literary criticism and illustrations of the Seasons as well as diction, style and language. This work will interest the enthusiast of 18th century poetry, giving a careful and thorough history of the reception of James Thomson’s poem.

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Author:   Ralph Cohen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781138560116


ISBN 10:   1138560111
Pages:   530
Publication Date:   01 January 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Criticism and Process: The Problems of Thomson’s Revisions 2. Hypotheses and their Transformation 3. Things, Images, and Imagination: The Reconsideration of Description 4. The Scope of Critical Analogy: `Ut Pictura Poesis’ 5. Literary Criticism and Illustrations of `the Seasons’ 6. Diction, Style, and Language: The Dilemma of Critical Agreement 7. The Appeals to the Past: Critics and Audiences 8. Conclusion: Criticism and Discrimination; Appendix 1: A Checklist of Editions of `The Seasons’; Appendix 2: The Identification of a Critic; Index of Names;

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