Linguist, critic, poet, psychologist, I. A. Richards (1893-1979) was one of the great polymaths of the twentieth century. He is best known, however, as one of the founders of modern literary critical theory
A reprint of the 1932 foray into Chinese philosophy. The author puts forward that Chinese philosophy is rhetorical and imaginative rather than logical in its appeal. Its methods are those in some respects of poetry, in other of journalism and political oratory.
Linguist, critic, poet, psychologist, I. A. Richards (1893-1979) was one of the great polymaths of the twentieth century. He is best known, however, as one of the founders of modern literary critical theory
Reissue of this classic work in the development of modern criticism which argues that literary criticism is essentially a branch of psychology, dealing with the states of mind induced by the experiences communicated by art.