J.M. Robertson: Rationalist and Literary Critic by DEKKERS, ODIN

Ashgate Pub Ltd, 1999-02. Hardcover. Good.

Aldershot / Brookfield USA / Singapore / Sydney, Ashgate, Ashgate, 1998. Original hardcover, dustjacket. x,282 pp.; 24x16 cm. "The Nineteenth Century". Text in English. - (minor wear to edges dust-jacket) Although very good, see picture ISBN: 9781840146684

Paperback / softback. New. Published in 1998, J. M. Robertson: Rationalist and Literary Critic is a study of the life of one of the most erudite and prolific critics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Scotsman John MacKinnon Robertson (1856-1933), rationalist and enemy of religion to the core, published over one hundred books and thousands of articles in fields as diverse as sociology, economics, history, anthropology, biblical criticism and literary criticism. This once widely known (and feared!) author was all too quickly forgotten after his death and his work is now seldom read. The aim of this book is to demonstrate that Robertson's writings and in particular his acute and powerful literary criticism - much respected by T. S. Eliot - have not lost their relevance for late twentieth century readers. Moreover, through the examinations of Robertson's work in its contextual framework, this study provides a wide-ranging perspective on the late-Victorian literary scene,… Read More

Taylor & Francis, 2020. Paperback. New. 291 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.18 inches.

Hardback. New.