The Principles of Literary Criticism-I. A. Richards DOCX

Title	The Principles of Literary Criticism-I. A. Richards
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Language 303 Philosophy of Literature The Principles of Literary Criticism-I.A. Richards September 7, 2019 Republic of the Philippines Commission on Higher Education Benguet State University College of Arts and Sciences Reporter: JOSE V. VALDEZ Subject: LANG 303 Philosophy of Literature Professor: CYNTHIA T. LUBITON, PhD Topic: The Principles of Literary Criticism of I.A. Richards I. Introduction A. Ivor Armstrong Richards (1893-1979) Ivor Armstrong Richards was born in Sandbach, England, on February 26, 1893. He received his formal education at Magdalene College of Cambridge University, where he received the degree of M.A. He became a teaching Fellow of Magdalene in 1926 and has also held positions as visiting professor at Tsing Hua University, Peking, from 1929 to 1930, visiting lecturer at Harvard in 1931, and Director of The Orthological Institute of China from 1936 to 1938. Throughout his life, he has been vitally interested in the Orient. While teaching in China, he studied Chinese philosophy and worked on his book MENCIUS ON THE MIND. He has had a special interest in the thought of Confucius. In 1964 he was made an Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College. B. I.A. Richards as a Critic I.A. Richards influenced both sides of the Atlantic (Europe and America) with his valuable works in literature. He is considered one of the pioneers of New Criticism. As an iconoclast he denounced the old criticism where critics were supposed to follow a set of rules and regulations. According to him Criticism is not mere application of set of rules and intuition. He is widely read not only in literature but also in philosophy, psychology, aesthetics, the fine arts and the broad principles of the various sciences. Some critics think, Coleridge is the only great critic with whom he may be compared. C. His Great Works In 1923, Richards and Ogden published THE MEANING OF MEANING, a psychologically oriented pursuit of "meaning" in the arts. But more significant critical pronouncements were made in the next three books: PRINCIPLES OF LITERARY CRITICISM in 1924, SCIENCE AND POETRY in 1926, and PRACTICAL CRITICISM in 1929. All three books treat the question of value in the arts, primarily poetry, and all are concerned with the problem of correct interpretation of art. Their aims are different, however: PRINCIPLES OF LITERARY CRITICISM spells out the theory; SCIENCE AND POETRY discusses the role and future of literature in life; and PRACTICAL CRITICISM applies theory to individual literary works. Richards' last major critical book, COLERIDGE ON IMAGINATION, published in 1935, explores several meanings of the concept of imagination and singles out Coleridge's definition as the one most accurate and applicable to twentieth century criticism. II. Discussion A. Techniques and Principles I.A. Richards was a devoted supporter of a close textual and verbal study and analysis of a work of art. His approach is pragmatic and empirical. His work is a milestone in the history of literary criticism regarding verbal and textual analysis, interpretation and evaluation. By his own work Richards has made literary criticism factual, scientific and complete. While preparing his book The Practical Criticism, he says "I have set three aims before me in constructing this book",...