Criticism and Truth - On Method in Literary Studies

A defense and celebration of the discipline of literary studies and its most distinctive practice—close reading. Does literary criticism offer truths about the world? In this book, Jonathan Kramnick explains literary criticism’s distinctive approach to knowledge and its disciplinary rationale by zeroing in on its singular method: close reading. Close reading is the field’s way of pursuing arguments and advancing knowledge—the crucial craft and skill that it imparts to students. For Kramnick, close reading is also a creative, transformative, and immersive writing practice that fosters a unique kind of engagement with the world. Drawing on recent examples of literary criticism, Kramnick unpacks the art of in-text quotations and other reading methods, advocating for them as a valuable form of humanistic expertise worthy of a prominent place within a multi-disciplinary university. As the humanities fight for survival in contemporary higher education, the study of literature doesn’t need more plans for reform. Rather, it needs a defense of the work already being done and an account of why it should flourish. This is what Criticism and Truth offers, in vivid and portable form.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Thinking Literature
Release date:	December 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Jonathan Kramnick
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-83052-0
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-226-83052-7
Barcode:	9780226830520

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