History of Western Literary Theory: Liberal Arts University Hall · Chinese Language and Literature

Author: Dong Xuewen
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This is a systematic and concise history of Western literary theory, clearly and accurately describing and revealing the various literary theories and doctrines of the West from ancient Greece and Rome to the present, spanning over two and a half thousand years. Its distinctive features are:
1. Approaching Western theories and doctrines with a rigorous historical perspective;
2. Focusing on the history of literary theory rather than a hodgepodge of aesthetics, art studies, or critical theory;
3. Carefully tracing the evolution and intellectual lineage of Western literary theory, summarizing the inherent laws of its development.