Title: Literary Criticism: An Aesthetic Approach to Civilization
Abstract: Edmund Wilson,one of the most significant American literary critics of the 20th century,advocates an aesthetic comeback of literary criticism to the society.This leading leitmotif of returning to life and art keeps recurring in a series of Wilson's works ranging from The Axel's Castle to To the Finland Station.Literary critics,he claims,should establish an interaction and interdependence among the artistic interpretation,the reading public and the society.Only by this approach can literary criticism better fulfill its mission and retain its vitality.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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