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This book offers a history of literary criticism from Plato to the present, arguing that this history can best be seen as a dialogue among three traditions - the Platonic, Neoplatonic, and the humanistic, originated by Aristotle. There are many histories of literary criticism, but this is the first to clarify our understanding of the many seemingly incommensurable approaches employed over the centuries by reference to the three traditions. Making its case by careful analyses of individual critics, the book argues for the relevance of the humanistic tradition in the twenty-first century and beyond.

Criticism --- Literature --- Literature and philosophy --- Philosophy and literature --- Evaluation of literature --- Literary criticism --- Rhetoric --- Aesthetics --- History. --- Philosophy. --- Theory --- Technique --- Evaluation

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This book brings together two seminal works by George Santayana, one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century: Character and Opinion in the United States, which stands with Tocqueville's Democracy in America as one the most insightful works of American cultural criticism ever written, and "The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy," a landmark text of both philosophical analysis and cultural criticism. An introduction by James Seaton situates Santayana in the intellectual and cultural context of his own time. Four additional essays include John Lachs on the ways Santayana's understanding of "the soul of America" help explain the relative peace among nationalities and ethnic groups in the United States; Wilfred M. McClay on Santayana's life of the mind as it relates to dominant trends in American culture; Roger Kimball on Santayana's "most uncommon benefice, common sense"; and James Seaton on Santayana's distinction between "English liberty" and "fierce liberty." All the essays serve to highlight the relevance of Santayana's ideas to current issues in American culture, including education, immigration, and civil rights.

National characteristics, American. --- Philosophy, American --- United States --- Civilization --- National characteristics, American

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Many studies of Eliot's writings have mentioned his religious beliefs, but most have failed to give the topic due weight, and many have misunderstood or misrepresented his faith. T. S. Eliot and Christian Tradition presents the subject of Eliot's religious beliefs in rich detail, from a number of different perspectives, giving readers the opportunity to see the topic in its complexity and fullness.

820 "19" ELIOT, THOMAS STEARNS --- 820 "19" ELIOT, THOMAS STEARNS Engelse literatuur--20e eeuw. Periode 1900-1999--ELIOT, THOMAS STEARNS --- Engelse literatuur--20e eeuw. Periode 1900-1999--ELIOT, THOMAS STEARNS --- Christianity and literature. --- Literature and Christianity --- Literature --- Christian literature --- Eliot, T. S. --- Eliot, Thomas Stearns --- Religion. --- Ai-lüeh-tʻe, --- Īliyūt, T. S., --- Elliŏtʻŭ, --- Eliot, Thōmas S., --- Eliot, Th. S., --- Eliot, Thomas Stern, --- Elyoṭ, T. S., --- Ėliot, Tomas Stirns, --- אליוט ט.ס --- אליוט, ת. ס.