01456nam a22002297a 4500 OSt 20260108105945.0 220815b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d AKCL 801.95 RIC-P Richards, I.A. Principles of Literary Criticism / by I.A. Richards London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1963 p.298 First published in 1924, Principles of Literary Criticism is a landmark work that transformed the study of literature from a subjective "appreciation" into a rigorous, quasi-scientific discipline. I.A. Richards argues that criticism should be rooted in a firm understanding of psychology—specifically, how the human mind responds to the impulses generated by language and art. Richards famously introduces the concept of "The Two Uses of Language": the scientific (referential) and the emotive. He posits that the value of poetry lies in its ability to organize our conflicting "appetencies" or impulses, creating a state of psychological balance. This book laid the groundwork for the New Criticism movement, emphasizing "Close Reading" and the idea that a poem should be analyzed as an independent object rather than through the biography of the author or its historical context. Literature Philosophy and Theory English Literary Criticism BK ddc ddc 0 28316 28316 0 0 ddc 0 0 AKCL AKCL 2022-08-15 0 801.95 RIC-P 11541 2022-08-15 00:00:00 2022-08-15 BK