Elements of Criticism
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Elements of Criticism is an influential 18th-century work of literary theory and aesthetics by Scottish judge and philosopher Henry Home, Lord Kames, exploring the principles of taste, beauty, and critical judgment.
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| Elements of Criticism canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Elements of Criticism Context triple: [Henry Home, Lord Kames, notableWork, Elements of Criticism]
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A.
Ancient Greek literary criticism
Ancient Greek literary criticism is the body of interpretive and evaluative writings by ancient Greek thinkers that analyzed the themes, style, and dramatic techniques of poets and playwrights such as Euripides.
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B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance
A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance is a scholarly study that surveys and analyzes the development of critical thought and literary theory during the European Renaissance.
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
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E.
Analytic of the Beautiful
Analytic of the Beautiful is the section of Immanuel Kant’s aesthetic theory that systematically examines judgments of beauty, their subjective universality, and their relation to feeling and cognition.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elements of Criticism Target entity description: Elements of Criticism is an influential 18th-century work of literary theory and aesthetics by Scottish judge and philosopher Henry Home, Lord Kames, exploring the principles of taste, beauty, and critical judgment.
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A.
Ancient Greek literary criticism
Ancient Greek literary criticism is the body of interpretive and evaluative writings by ancient Greek thinkers that analyzed the themes, style, and dramatic techniques of poets and playwrights such as Euripides.
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B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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C.
A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance
A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance is a scholarly study that surveys and analyzes the development of critical thought and literary theory during the European Renaissance.
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D.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
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E.
Analytic of the Beautiful
Analytic of the Beautiful is the section of Immanuel Kant’s aesthetic theory that systematically examines judgments of beauty, their subjective universality, and their relation to feeling and cognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthetic treatise
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book ⓘ work of literary theory ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze the pleasures of the imagination
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to explain principles of taste ⓘ to provide rules for criticism ⓘ |
| author |
Henry Home, Lord Kames
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Lord Kames ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Home, Lord Kames
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| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| discusses |
character representation
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dramatic structure ⓘ epic poetry ⓘ figurative language ⓘ metaphor ⓘ metonymy ⓘ rules of composition ⓘ unity in works of art ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1762 ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish Common Sense philosophy reception of aesthetics
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aesthetic theory in Britain ⓘ later 18th‑century literary criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Hume
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Francis Hutcheson ⓘ Scottish Enlightenment thought ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Enlightenment
empiricist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
association of ideas
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beauty ⓘ critical judgment ⓘ imagination ⓘ poetics ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ taste ⓘ the sublime ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later English‑language criticism
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integration of psychology into literary criticism ⓘ systematic treatment of aesthetic experience ⓘ |
| originalFormat | prose treatise ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
empiricist
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naturalistic ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | multi‑volume work ⓘ |
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