A History of Modern Criticism, 1750-1950: French, Italian, and Spanish Criticism, 1900-1950: Volume 8

By René Wellek and Ernest Sturm

Book Overview

The final volume of Ren Wellek's monumental history of modern criticism is a comprehensive survey of the main currents of twentieth-century criticism in Western Europe. In this volume, as in the preceding books of the series, Wellek expounds and analyzes the work of the most prominent critics, offering succinct appraisals of his subjects both as individuals and as participants in the broader movements of the century. Contents I. French Criticism, 1900-1950 French "Classical" Criticism in the Twentieth Century Retrospect: Alain, R my de Gourmont The Nouvelle Revue Fran aise: Andr Gide, Jacques Rivi re, Ram n Fern ndez, Benjamin Cr miuex, Albert Thibaudet Marcel Proust The Catholic Renaissance: Charles Du Bos, Jacques Maritain and Henri Bremond, Paul Claudel Dada and Surrealism The Geneva School: Marcel Raymond, Albert B guin, Georges Poulet Albert Camus Jean-Paul Sartre Paul Val ry Prospect II. Italian Criticism, 1900-1950 Benedetto Croce The Followers of Croce: Luigi Russo, Francesco Flora, Mario Fubini, Attilio Momigliano The Aestheticians: Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, Alfredo Gargiulo Critics concerned with English and American literature: Cesare Pavese, Mario Praz, Emilio Cecchi Italian Marxism: Antonio Gramesci, Giacomo Debenedetti The Catholic Renaissance: Carlo Bo The Close Readers: Renato Serra, Giuseppe De Robertis, Cesare De Lollis, Eugenio Montale III. Spanish Criticism, 1900-1950 Am rico Castro Miguel de Unamuno Marcelino Men ndez y Pelayo and Ram n Men ndez Pidal Azor n Salvador de Madariaga Jorge Guill n D maso Alonso Jos Ortega y Gasset

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300054513
• ISBN13: 9780300054514
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"