An Experiment in Criticism
152 pages
|Published: 1 Jan 1961
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ISBN: 9780521422819
Format: Ebook
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 31 January 1992
Description
Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C.S. Lewis's classic analysis springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. Crucial to his notion of judging literature is a commitment to laying aside expectations and values extraneous to the work, in order to approach it with an open mind.
