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The series is organized chronologically and by region, covering the transition from neoclassicism to the mid-20th century: : The Later Eighteenth Century. Volume 2 : The Romantic Age. Volume 3 : The Age of Transition. Volume 4 : The Later Nineteenth Century.

– Wellek is famously evaluative. He praises critics who maintain a balance between “extrinsic” (historical, biographical) and “intrinsic” (formal, textual) approaches. His heroes include Coleridge, Baudelaire, and the Russian Formalists; his critiques often target sociological or impressionistic critics. a history of modern criticism rene wellek pdf