THE IMPORTANCE OF SCRUTINY

by Eric- Ed. Bentley ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 27, 1948

From the file of Scrutiny, an English critical quarterly of a highly cerebral calibre, this is a collection of reviews- and replies, essays and analytical appraisals which present largely the work of its editor, F. R. Leavis, and of other contributors, Santayana is perhaps the only name familiar to the uninitiated on this side. Opening with the manifesto of the magazine when it appeared first in 1932, its intentions (""seriously preoccupied with the movement of modern civilization""), the inclusions here combine estimates of three great critics (Johnson, Coleridge, Arnold), three great poets (Shakespeare, Coleridge, Dickens), certain aspects of the drama, and some moderns (Auden, Joyce, Lawrence, etc.)...The intellectual level is a demanding one. Of interest only to the chosen few.

Pub Date: Oct. 27, 1948

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: George W. Stewart

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1948

Categories: NONFICTION