Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 10,85 MB
Release : 2008-08-15
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ISBN : 1427056986
Book Description
The Rise of Historical Criticism, published in complete form in 1908, is a mature essay by Oscar Wilde, evaluating the history and current state of criticism. The writer goes back in history and tries to remould the art of criticism with allusions to various critics, genres, and periods. Filled with wit and sublimity, the essay is a comprehensive piece of writing that enlightens the ordinary sense through innovative spirit.