Critical Theory Since Plato by Hazard Adams

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CRITICAL THEORY SINCE PLATO is a chronologically-arranged anthology that presents a broad survey of the history and development of literary criticism and theory in Western culture. Written by two well-known scholars in the field of literary study, this well-respected text puts an emphasis on the individual contributors to the development of literary criticism, from Plato and Aristotle to the present.

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Professor emeritus at the University of Washington's department of comparative literature, Hazard Adams lives in Lake Forest Park, Washington. He is internationally known as a scholar of Blake, W. B. Yeats, Joyce Gary, and the history of criticism.