{"product_id":"9781623566456","title":"The Critic in the Modern World: Public Criticism from Samuel Johnson to James Wood","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Critic in the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e explores the work of six influential literary critics-Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, Lionel Trilling and James Wood-each of whom occupies a distinct historical moment. It considers how these representative critics have constructed their public personae, the kinds of arguments they have used, and their core principles and philosophies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning three hundred years of cultural history,\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Critic in the Modern World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003econsiders the various ways in which literary critics have positioned themselves in relation to the modern tradition of descriptive criticism. In providing a lucid account of each critic's central principles and philosophies, it considers the role of the literary critic as a public figure, interpreting him as someone who is compelled to address the wider issues of individualism and the social implications of the democratising, secularising, liberalising forces of modernity.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139487351024,"sku":"9781623566456","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623566456_p0.jpg?v=1763862373","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623566456","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}