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| Name: |
Ivor Armstrong Richards | | Birth Date: |
February 26, 1893 | | Death Date: |
September 7, 1979 | | Place of Birth: |
Cheshire, England | | Place of Death: |
Cambridge, England | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
literary critic, semanticist |
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 Biography of Ivor Armstrong Richards
386 words, approx. 1 pages
 Ivor Armstrong Richards (1893-1979), English-born American semanticist and literary critic, crusaded to have "Basic" English adopted as a fundamental English vocabulary. On Feb. 26, 1893, Ivor Armstrong Richards was born at Cheshire. He was educated at... 
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 I. A. Richards Information
1,624 words, approx. 5 pages
Ivor Armstrong Richards (26 February, 1893 in Sandbach, Cheshire – 7 September, 1979 in Cambridge) was an influential English literary critic and rhetorician. His books, especially The Meaning of Meaning, Principles of Literary Criticism,...
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 History: Review of New Books Richard I.(Review) (book review)
03/22/2000: 601 words, approx. 2 pages Gillingham, John Richard I New Haven: Yale University Press 378 pp., $30.00, ISBN 0-300-07912-5 Publication Date: January 2000 John Gillingham has devoted some twenty-five years to the study of Richard the Lion-Hearted. He has published two previous books as well as several... summary from source:
Evening Standard - London I suspected fixing, claims Richards
05/09/2000: 392 words, approx. 1 pages SIR VIV RICHARDS today added his weight to the match-fixing row in cricket by saying he suspected foul play even in the mid-Seventies. The West Indian, voted one of the five top cricketers of the 20th century, said a former Pakistani captain had...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Cleanth Brooks
3,744 words, approx. 13 pages
[My] purpose is to examine the role of I. A. Richards in calling attention to several important (and related) questions; the fact of disparity in poetry, the kinds of unification possible and desirable, and the positive values of a poetry that makes use of tension as its structural principle. Richards has exerted during the last fifty years a powerful influence on our understanding of these matters—perhaps the most powerful influence of all. In the pages that follow I shall suggest some parallels bet... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Max Eastman
2,967 words, approx. 10 pages
I believe it can be shown that all Mr. Richards' troubles, all the weaknesses of his books, derive from [the] fundamental error of trying to cut off the organization and control of practical activity from science and bring it over into poetry. And first among these troubles I should mention the heavy labor it turns out to be, even for those vividly interested in the subject, to read his Principles of Literary Criticism. Rarely has a man rich in new and important thoughts produced a book so tiring to ... summary from source:
Critical Essay by D. W. Harding
2,925 words, approx. 10 pages
Conversational comments on Richards' work, favourable or unfavourable, seldom express opinions about his actual views; they seem more often than not to be reactions to the general tone of his writing. Nor can this aspect of his work be neglected in an attempt to formulate a more precise opinion: some peculiarity of tone, or some prevailing attitude, undoubtedly distinguishes him from most scientific and critical writers. It would be laborious to analyse this attitude in detail. As a handy label for i...
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