by René Wellek, Austin Warren · Gredos · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788424900038
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Literary Theory is an essay by René Wellek and Austin Warren that explores the foundations of literary theory. This fourth edition features a prologue by Dámaso Alonso and is part of the Biblioteca Románica Hispánica collection by Gredos publishing house. The book addresses literary activity and technique, the art of writing and speaking, literary editing, and preceptiva, offering a comprehensive overview of the field of literary criticism.
René Wellek was a Czech-American comparative literary critic. Like Erich Auerbach, Wellek was a product of the Central European philological tradition and was known as a "fair-minded critic of critics."
