Forms of Attention

Botticelli and Hamlet

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
Cover of the book Forms of Attention by Frank Kermode, University of Chicago Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Frank Kermode ISBN: 9780226431765
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Publication: August 15, 2011
Imprint: University of Chicago Press Language: English
Author: Frank Kermode
ISBN: 9780226431765
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication: August 15, 2011
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Language: English

Sir Frank Kermode, the British scholar, instructor, and author, was an inspired critic. Forms of Attention is based on a series of three lectures he gave on canon formation, or how we choose what art to value. The essay on Botticelli traces the artist’s sudden popularity in the nineteenth century for reasons that have more to do with poetry than painting. In the second essay, Kermode reads Hamlet from a very modern angle, offering a useful (and playful) perspective for a contemporary audience. The final essay is a defense of literary criticism as a process and conversation that, while often conflating knowledge with opinion, keeps us reading great art and working with—and for—literature.

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Sir Frank Kermode, the British scholar, instructor, and author, was an inspired critic. Forms of Attention is based on a series of three lectures he gave on canon formation, or how we choose what art to value. The essay on Botticelli traces the artist’s sudden popularity in the nineteenth century for reasons that have more to do with poetry than painting. In the second essay, Kermode reads Hamlet from a very modern angle, offering a useful (and playful) perspective for a contemporary audience. The final essay is a defense of literary criticism as a process and conversation that, while often conflating knowledge with opinion, keeps us reading great art and working with—and for—literature.

 

More books from University of Chicago Press

Cover of the book Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book The Pursuit of Power by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book The People's Peking Man by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Machiavelli on Liberty and Conflict by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Flunking Democracy by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Engineering the Revolution by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book The Irony of American History by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Leo Strauss and the Problem of Political Philosophy by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Time Travel and Warp Drives by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Adventure, Mystery, and Romance by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Rum Maniacs by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Uncivil Rights by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book The Newton Wars and the Beginning of the French Enlightenment by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book Doña Barbara by Frank Kermode
Cover of the book The Great Cat and Dog Massacre by Frank Kermode
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy