The Well Wrought Urn : Studies in the Structure of Poetry

Brooks, Cleanth

Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1947

Cloth fade, light tone, owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "The Well Wrought Urn: Studies in the Structure of Poetry is a 1947 collection of essays by Cleanth Brooks. It is considered a seminal text in the New Critical school of literary criticism. . The book was written in reaction to a prominent stream of literary criticism: the historicist/biographical. This interprets each poetic work within the context of the historical period from which it emerged. Because literary tastes change so much over time, it seems reasonable to the historicist to evaluate each writer according to the standards of his own age. Brooks vehemently rejected this historical relativism, believing it amounts to "giving up our criteria of good and bad" and thus repudiating "our concept of poetry itself". Brooks opts instead to offer "universal judgments" of poems and treat them as self-contained entities, able to be interpreted without recourse to historical or biographical information." - Wikipedia.; xi, 270 pages. Seller Inventory # 16477

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Well Wrought Urn : Studies in the ...
Publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock, New York
Publication Date: 1947
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good-
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.