Elements Of Criticism by Henry Home, Lord Kames
Being an Essay on the Nature, Quality, and Distinctive Characters of Different Kinds of Writing
A systematic eighteenth‑century treatise that analyzes the principles underlying literary taste and critical judgment, tracing effects like beauty, sublimity, wit, and humor to human psychology and the association of ideas; it offers practical maxims for composition and evaluation, emphasizes imitation of nature and the balance between natural genius and learned rules, and treats criticism as a rational, quasi‑scientific method grounded in common human responses and moral sensibilities.
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- 1762
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