I. A. Richards
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I. A. Richards (1893-1979) studied philosophy at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He taught his first literary class at Magdalene. After working with C. K Ogen, he began studying interpretation, and after seeing his students’ interpretations of poems, he wrote Practical Criticism and Principles of Literary Criticism. Once he started teaching at Harvard University, he argued that it is useless to have theory without application. He is most known for the revival of the [[rhetorical triangle]], as well as being the father of [[New Criticism]]. | I. A. Richards (1893-1979) studied philosophy at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He taught his first literary class at Magdalene. After working with C. K Ogen, he began studying interpretation, and after seeing his students’ interpretations of poems, he wrote Practical Criticism and Principles of Literary Criticism. Once he started teaching at Harvard University, he argued that it is useless to have theory without application. He is most known for the revival of the [[rhetorical triangle]], as well as being the father of [[New Criticism]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:24, 18 March 2012
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Biography
I. A. Richards (1893-1979) studied philosophy at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He taught his first literary class at Magdalene. After working with C. K Ogen, he began studying interpretation, and after seeing his students’ interpretations of poems, he wrote Practical Criticism and Principles of Literary Criticism. Once he started teaching at Harvard University, he argued that it is useless to have theory without application. He is most known for the revival of the rhetorical triangle, as well as being the father of New Criticism.
Article Summaries
"How to Read a Page" by I. A. Richards
Additional Works/Publications
English Through Pictures: Book II, And, a Second Workbook of English, Book 1
Mencius on the Mind: Experiments in Multiple Definition
Practical Criticism - A Study of Literary Judgment
Further Readings
Other Scholarly Views
Agreement
Those authors that agree with Richards.
Opposition
Those authors that disagree with Richards.
References
I.A. Richards: his life and work
