{"product_id":"elements-of-criticism-henry-home-lord-kames-9780865974661","title":"Elements of Criticism (2-Vol Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eElements of Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is Kames's most influential work. When it first appeared, in 1762, it was the most comprehensive philosophical work on \"criticism\" in English, and it was published in five editions during Kames's lifetime and another forty editions over the next century. In America, \u003cem\u003eElements of Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e served as a standard text for college students of English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberty Fund's edition of \u003cem\u003eElements of Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e is the first modern edition of one of Kames's most influential works. In \u003cem\u003eElements\u003c\/em\u003e, Kames sets out his argument that the \"science of criticism\" is a \"rational science;\" it is \"a subject of reasoning as well as of taste.\" Volume one explores the nature and causes of the emotions and passions. Volume two delineates principles of rhetoric and literary appreciation, ending with a discussion of the formation of a standard of taste. Kames illustrated both volumes with a vast range of examples from classical literature and the arts of his own day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Home, Lord Kames\u003c\/strong\u003e (1696-1782) was one of the leaders of the Scottish Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Home Lord Kames\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865974667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865974661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 2.60d","brand":"Henry Home Lord Kames","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980663292159,"sku":"9780865974661","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ac0124e-642c-4baf-894b-c6f93c2a1d0d.jpg?v=1683251183","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elements-of-criticism-henry-home-lord-kames-9780865974661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}