Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

The Classic: Literary Images of Permanence and Change by Kermode: New - Picture 1 of 1

Classic : Literary Images of Permanence and Change by Frank Kermode (1983, Trade Paperback)

AlibrisBooks (452733)

98.5% positive Feedback

Price:

US $45.29

Approximately£34.04

+ $14.87 postage

Estimated delivery Tue, 27 May - Thu, 5 Jun

Returns:

30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

New

New Trade paperback

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherHarvard University Press

ISBN-100674133986

ISBN-139780674133983

eBay Product ID (ePID)450035

Product Key Features

Number of Pages152 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameClassic : Literary Images of Permanence and Change

Publication Year1983

SubjectGeneral

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

AuthorFrank Kermode

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight6.8 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN83-008376

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsThe subtitle ... modestly describes the tensions that generate the remarkable energy of this highly original study. The old conception of classic, Kermode argues, is tied to Virgilian attitudes of empire and eternity; the modern use of the term embraces change, plurality and secularization. The Classic brilliantly mediates between the two views of literature and culture . . . This closely argued and clearly articulated essay . .rests on formidable learning., The subtitle...modestly describes the tensions that generate the remarkable energy of this highly original study. The old conception of classic, Kermode argues, is tied to Virgilian attitudes of empire and eternity; the modern use of the term embraces change, plurality and secularization. The Classic brilliantly mediates between the two views of literature and culture... This closely argued and clearly articulated essay...rests on formidable learning., Kermode is one of the rare critics and scholars--it is in any case uncommon to be both--who offer a new and unusual insight on whatever author or topic they turn to., Kermodehas one of the finest minds in contemporary criticism, and there is nothing that he touches that he does not in some unexpected way to use some of his own termstranslate, renovate, eternalize., Kermode has one of the finest minds in contemporary criticism, and there is nothing that he touches that he does not in some unexpected way--to use some of his own terms--translate, renovate, eternalize., Taking as his central concept 'the classic,' the literary work we speak of as enduring, Kermode asks how a text can retain its identity as its time-hound readers change . . . The Classic is an enormously suggestive book . elegant and accessible., Kermode is one of the rare critics and scholars it is in any case uncommon to he both who offer a new and unusual insight on whatever author or topic they turn to.

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal809

Table Of Content1. tantum alias inter caput extulit urbes, quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi 2. urbem, quam dicunt Romam...putavi......huic nostrae similem... 3. magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo 4. atgue hic ingentem comitum adfluxisse novorum invenio admirans numerum...

SynopsisFrank Kermode attempts to determine the criteria for classical literature through an analysis of the social and intellectual importance of great works of the past., Attempts to determine the criteria for classical literature through an analysis of the social and intellectual importance of great works of the past.

LC Classification NumberPN98.C/