Ricks, Christopher
Along Heroic Lines
- ISBN 13:
- 9780192894656
- author:
- Ricks, Christopher
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 22.3 x 14.5 x 2.5 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Along Heroic Lines brings together new and revised essays from renowned scholar and critic Professor Christopher Ricks. This collection showcases his critical insights across various literary genres, including poetry and prose.
The essays explore the complex relationships between different writers and styles, such as Samuel Johnson and Samuel Beckett, or Norman Mailer and Dickens. Ricks also examines the concept of 'heroics' in literature, from Shakespeare to George Herbert, and its connections to themes like surveillance and protest.
Through his analysis, Ricks highlights the balance between contrasting tones that prose and poetry can achieve, demonstrating the richness and diversity of literary expression.
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