01571nam a22002417a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021040000900062082001800071100001900089245005700108260004500165300001000210520088900220650001501109650002601124650003101150942000701181942000801188942001101196999001701207952010501224OSt20260108105945.0220815b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  cAKCL  a801.95bRIC-P  aRichards, I.A.  aPrinciples of Literary Criticism /cby I.A. Richards  aLondon:bRoutledge and Kegan Paul,c1963  ap.298  aFirst 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.  aLiterature  aPhilosophy and Theory  aEnglish Literary Criticism  cBK  2ddc  2ddcn0  c28316d28316  00102ddc4070aAKCLbAKCLd2022-08-15l0o801.95 RIC-Pp11541r2022-08-15 00:00:00w2022-08-15yBK