Long, Sue2017-09-202017-09-201896http://hdl.handle.net/2097/38040Citation: Long, Sue. American critics and criticism. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1896.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: With the “Revival of Learning” there came into life a new form of literary activity. It was born of man’s timeless into the realms of an unknown literature, it was developed by his learning more and more the fact that books are not the reflections of real life, and finally that it was destined to become a most powerful factor in the sphere of its origin. The earliest type of criticism has been most fitly described as “textual” for it dealt with phrases and texts alone. It was a purely scientific conception. As an outgrowth of this we find in time that criticism has made another evolution, losing somewhat its scholarly aspect and taking into consideration the laws of art and beauty.The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.AmericanCriticsLiteratureEnglishTextThesesManuscripts (documents)