# Theory of Literature

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- Book: [Theory of Literature](https://www.bookquiver.com/austin-warren/theory-of-literature) ([Theory of Literature.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/austin-warren/theory-of-literature.md))
- Authors: [Austin Warren](https://www.bookquiver.com/austin-warren), [Rene Wellek](https://www.bookquiver.com/rene-wellek)
- Publisher: Nova Science
- ISBN: 978-15-3614-628-8
- Pages: 486
- Published: 2018-12-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Theory of Literature was originally published in 1949. It is not a textbook introducing the young to the elements of literary appreciation nor a survey of the techniques employed in scholarly research. The authors have sought to unite " poetics" (or literary theory) and " criticism" (evaluation of literature) with " scholarship" (" research") and " literary history" (the " dynamics" of literature, in contrast to the " statics" of theory and criticism.