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Critical Forms by Oxford University Press provides a detailed account of the generic forms used in literary criticism from 1750 to 2020. This study focuses primarily on Anglophone literary criticism while offering comparative discussions of French and German material. It tracks the evolution of the field starting from the mid-eighteenth century with the rise of the essay and the treatise. Readers will explore a wide variety of formats including prefaces, selections, anthologies, reviews, lectures, dialogues, letters, and life-writing. This work offers a specialized look at how criticism is practiced through different modes of writing and expression across several centuries.

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Oxford University Press presents an account of the generic forms used in literary criticism from 1750 to 2020.

The text examines Anglophone literary criticism with comparative discussions of German and French material.

This book explores diverse formats such as prefaces, selections, anthologies, and reviews.

The study includes analysis of lectures, dialogues, letters, and life-writing within the field.

The content traces the emergence of critical forms like the essay and the treatise starting in the mid-eighteenth century.

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12 September 2023
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