Sallies of the Mind: Francis Fergusson by Francis Fergusson (English) Hardcover

Description: Sallies of the Mind by Francis Fergusson Francis Fergusson was one of the foremost American literary critics and scholars of the twentieth century FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Francis Fergusson was one of the foremost Am erican literary critics and scholars of the 20th century. Sa llies of the Mind presents a selection of his essays, with s ubjects including Dante, Shakespeare, T. S. Eliot and D. H. Lawrence. Author Biography Francis Fergusson Table of Contents I. 1. T. S. Eliot and His Impersonal Theory of Art (1927) 2. Humanism (1930) 3. Maritains Creative Intuition (1963) II 4. Two Perspectives on European Literature (1954) 5. Two Acts from Dantes Drama of the Mind (1951) 6. The Divine Comedy as a Bridge across Time (1965) III 7. Prince of Denmark: The Analogy of Action (1940) 8. Human Government: Purgatorio 16 and Measure for Measure (1951) 9. Belief and Make-Believe: Poetry as Evidence of Things Not Seen (1973) IV 10. Eugene ONeill (1930) 11. Exiles and Ibsens Work (1932) 12. T. S. Eliots Poetry and Drama (1952) 13. On the Edge of Broadway (1954) 14. The Theater of Paul Valéry (1960) 15. Oedipus According to Freud, Sophocles, and Cocteau (1975) V 16. D. H. Lawrences Sensibility (1933) 17. The Drama in The Golden Bowl (1934) 18. Three Novels (1954) VI 19. "Myth" and the Literary Scruple (1956) 20. The Notion of "Action" (1964) Review -Francis Fergusson belonged to a tradition of criticism now almost extinct. It was based on a profound respect for the great writers, especially Dante and Shakespeare, and on the assumption that an understanding of their work, acquired by scholarly labor, was essential to any serious conception of the civilized mind. The editors have done us a service in making available these essays, redolent as they are of a finer moment in the history of modern literary criticism.- --Sir Frank Kermode, Honorary Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge University -Francis Fergussons Idea of a Theater and Dantes Drama of the Mind are among the supreme works of modern criticism. It is splendid to have Sallies of the Mind, a rich sampling of Fergussons collected and uncollected essays, several of them nearly impossible to find.- --Denis Donoghue, Henry James Professor of English, New York University-The writings of Francis Fergusson, among the finest literary criticism produced in this country after the Second World War, are distinguished by an acute sense of modernity allied to a conviction that the great writers of the Western tradition still could speak to its problems. This belief informed his notable Idea of a Theater, the greatest work on the classic forms of the drama ever written by an American. Readers of the present volume, which contains selections from his works as well as hitherto uncollected pieces, will see that he writes equally well of the latest Broadway hits as of T.S. Eliot and Jacques Maritain, or of his beloved Dante and Shakespeare. Our own contemporary scene, where ignorant armies clash by night, is sadly in need of such an all-encompassing vision.- --Joseph Frank, professor of comparative literature emeritus at Princeton University and professor of comparative literature and Slavic languages and literature emeritus at Stanford University "Francis Fergusson belonged to a tradition of criticism now almost extinct. It was based on a profound respect for the great writers, especially Dante and Shakespeare, and on the assumption that an understanding of their work, acquired by scholarly labor, was essential to any serious conception of the civilized mind. The editors have done us a service in making available these essays, redolent as they are of a finer moment in the history of modern literary criticism." --Sir Frank Kermode, Honorary Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge University "Francis Fergussons Idea of a Theater and Dantes Drama of the Mind are among the supreme works of modern criticism. It is splendid to have Sallies of the Mind, a rich sampling of Fergussons collected and uncollected essays, several of them nearly impossible to find." --Denis Donoghue, Henry James Professor of English, New York University"The writings of Francis Fergusson, among the finest literary criticism produced in this country after the Second World War, are distinguished by an acute sense of modernity allied to a conviction that the great writers of the Western tradition still could speak to its problems. This belief informed his notable Idea of a Theater, the greatest work on the classic forms of the drama ever written by an American. Readers of the present volume, which contains selections from his works as well as hitherto uncollected pieces, will see that he writes equally well of the latest Broadway hits as of T.S. Eliot and Jacques Maritain, or of his beloved Dante and Shakespeare. Our own contemporary scene, where ignorant armies clash by night, is sadly in need of such an all-encompassing vision." --Joseph Frank, professor of comparative literature emeritus at Princeton University and professor of comparative literature and Slavic languages and literature emeritus at Stanford University "Francis Fergusson belonged to a tradition of criticism now almost extinct. It was based on a profound respect for the great writers, especially Dante and Shakespeare, and on the assumption that an understanding of their work, acquired by scholarly labor, was essential to any serious conception of the civilized mind. The editors have done us a service in making available these essays, redolent as they are of a finer moment in the history of modern literary criticism." --Sir Frank Kermode, Honorary Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge University"Francis Fergussons Idea of a Theater and Dantes Drama of the Mind are among the supreme works of modern criticism. It is splendid to have Sallies of the Mind, a rich sampling of Fergussons collected and uncollected essays, several of them nearly impossible to find." --Denis Donoghue, Henry James Professor of English, New York University"The writings of Francis Fergusson, among the finest literary criticism produced in this country after the Second World War, are distinguished by an acute sense of modernity allied to a conviction that the great writers of the Western tradition still could speak to its problems. This belief informed his notable Idea of a Theater, the greatest work on the classic forms of the drama ever written by an American. Readers of the present volume, which contains selections from his works as well as hitherto uncollected pieces, will see that he writes equally well of the latest Broadway hits as of T.S. Eliot and Jacques Maritain, or of his beloved Dante and Shakespeare. Our own contemporary scene, where ignorant armies clash by night, is sadly in need of such an all-encompassing vision." --Joseph Frank, professor of comparative literature emeritus at Princeton University and professor of comparative literature and Slavic languages and literature emeritus at Stanford University Review Text "Francis Fergusson belonged to a tradition of criticism now almost extinct. It was based on a profound respect for the great writers, especially Dante and Shakespeare, and on the assumption that an understanding of their work, acquired by scholarly labor, was essential to any serious conception of the civilized mind. The editors have done us a service in making available these essays, redolent as they are of a finer moment in the history of modern literary criticism." --Sir Frank Kermode, Honorary Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge University Details ISBN156000312X Author Francis Fergusson Short Title SALLIES OF THE MIND Language English ISBN-10 156000312X ISBN-13 9781560003120 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1997 DOI 10.1604/9781560003120 UK Release Date 1997-01-30 AU Release Date 1997-01-30 NZ Release Date 1997-01-30 Subtitle Francis Fergusson Pages 268 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Publication Date 1997-01-30 Alternative 9781138514355 DEWEY 814.54 Audience Undergraduate Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 1997-01-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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