Forms of Attention: Botticelli and Hamlet (Wellek Library Lectures (Paperback))

Name: Forms of Attention: Botticelli and Hamlet (Wellek Library Lectures (Paperback))
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Author: Frank Kermode

by Frank Kermode

Nonfiction Literary Fiction

5.0 (1)

112 pages~1.9 hr readPublished by The University of Chicago Press

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Perfect for you if...

You're interested in how taste gets made and unmade across centuries, not just what the canon says.
You've read Hamlet enough times to want someone arguing with it rather than explaining it.
You believe literary criticism itself is worth defending, even when it's messy and contradictory.

Maybe not for you if...

You want practical guides to reading Shakespeare or art history textbooks.
You prefer critics who claim one definitive answer rather than exploring ambiguity.
You're looking for a full scholarly treatment. This is three focused lectures, not a comprehensive study.

About this book

Forms of Attention collects three lectures by Frank Kermode on canon formation—the process of determining which artworks merit cultural value. The first essay examines Botticelli's surge in popularity during the nineteenth century, attributing it more to poetic than artistic factors. The second essay presents a contemporary reading of Hamlet, offering a modern perspective on the play. The final essay argues for literary criticism as an ongoing process and conversation that, despite sometimes blending knowledge with opinion, sustains engagement with significant art and literature.

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