R. McDonald, The Death of the Critic

Ronan McDONALD, The Death of the Critic,

London / New York, Continuum, 2008, 176 p.
EAN : 9780826492791


RÉSUMÉ

The critic has long been a reviled figure, at best the mere handmaiden of the “creative” arts, at worst a parasite upon them. For Brendan Behan, critics are like eunuchs in a harem.


TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Preface
1. The Value of Criticism
2. The Foundations of Critical Value
3. Science and Sensibility
4. Cultural Studies: The Rise of the Machines
Works Cited and Further Reading


BIOGRAPHIE

Ronan McDonald is Senior Lecturer at the University of Reading, UK. His interests include the history of twentieth-century literary criticism, especially its intersections with ideas of ‘value'. His recent publications include Tragedy and Irish Literature: Synge, O'Casey, Beckett  (2002), The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett (2006), and a special issue of the Yearbook of English Studies (2005) on 'Irish Writing since 1950'.