The Scholar-Critic: An Introduction To Literary Research
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At the crossroads of scholarship and criticism lies a discipline that demands both rigorous precision and imaginative insight — and The Scholar-Critic is its definitive guide. F. W. Bateson, one of the twentieth century's most respected literary academics and the founding editor of Essays in Criticism, argues that literary research is not a dry, mechanical exercise but a vibrant intellectual pursuit that bridges the gap between the historical recovery of texts and the aesthetic judgment of their worth. With characteristic clarity and authority, Bateson instructs the reader in the full spectrum of literary methodology, from textual bibliography and the editing of manuscripts to the interpretation of literary history and the craft of critical writing itself. What distinguishes this work is its insistence that the scholar and the critic are not opposing figures but two aspects of the same trained, sensitive mind. Bateson illustrates this thesis through a wealth of practical examples drawn from English literature, making The Scholar-Critic equally valuable as a university textbook and as a manifesto for literary study at its best. His prose is elegant yet accessible, carrying the conviction of a lifetime spent in both the archive and the seminar room. For any student or practitioner of literary studies, this volume raises a question that proves impossible to ignore: can you truly understand what a text *means* without first mastering what it *is*?
Author: F. W. Bateson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of scholarship and criticism lies a discipline that demands both rigorous precision and imaginative insight — and The Scholar-Critic is its definitive guide. F. W. Bateson, one of the twentieth century's most respected literary academics and the founding editor of Essays in Criticism, argues that literary research is not a dry, mechanical exercise but a vibrant intellectual pursuit that bridges the gap between the historical recovery of texts and the aesthetic judgment of their worth. With characteristic clarity and authority, Bateson instructs the reader in the full spectrum of literary methodology, from textual bibliography and the editing of manuscripts to the interpretation of literary history and the craft of critical writing itself. What distinguishes this work is its insistence that the scholar and the critic are not opposing figures but two aspects of the same trained, sensitive mind. Bateson illustrates this thesis through a wealth of practical examples drawn from English literature, making The Scholar-Critic equally valuable as a university textbook and as a manifesto for literary study at its best. His prose is elegant yet accessible, carrying the conviction of a lifetime spent in both the archive and the seminar room. For any student or practitioner of literary studies, this volume raises a question that proves impossible to ignore: can you truly understand what a text *means* without first mastering what it *is*?