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Chrostowska S. D (Sylwia Dominika), <1975-> |
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Literature on trial : the emergence of critical discourse in Germany, Poland, and Russia, 1700-1800 / / S. D. Chrostowska |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Criticism - Germany - History - 18th century |
German literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
Criticism - Poland - History - 18th century |
Polish literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
Criticism - Russia - History - 18th century |
Russian literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. German Criticism -- 2. Criticism in Poland -- 3. Criticism in Russia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Works Cited -- Index |
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Literature on Trial traces the rise of modern literary criticism in Central and Eastern Europe during the eighteenth century. S.D. Chrostowska juxtaposes the discourse's written forms in three linguistic-cultural regions - Germany, Poland, and Russia - to show how fluid the relationship once was between the genres of criticism and those of literature.An alternative history of literary criticism, Literature on Trial marks a shift from earlier studies' focus on aesthetic principles to an emphasis on the development of literary-critical forms. Chrostowska relates cultural and institutional changes in these areas to the formation of literary-critical knowledge. She accounts for the ways in which critical discourse organized itself formally and deemed some genres 'proper' while eliminating others. Analysing works by Lessing, |
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Goethe, and Karamzin, among others, Literature on Trial brings a fresh theoretical perspective to the links between genre as a discursive strategy and socio-political life. |
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