Ivor Armstrong Richards fut un influent critique littéraire et rhétoricien anglais, devenant une figure fondatrice de la critique littéraire moderne. Ses œuvres, particulièrement celles axées sur le sens, la critique littéraire et la rhétorique, ont jeté les bases de la Nouvelle Critique et introduit le concept de 'critique pratique'. Cette approche a conduit au développement des techniques de lecture analytique (close reading), considérées comme le début des études littéraires anglaises contemporaines. Richards est largement reconnu comme l'un des fondateurs de la recherche littéraire moderne.
Die visuell vermittelten 700 Grundwörter sind die wichtigsten der französischen Sprache. Sie lernen also schnell und rationell. Jedem neuen Wort ist die Aussprache beigegeben, jedem Kapitel folgt ein Anhang mit Übungstexten.
Here is a book for learning Russian in the quickest and clearest way - through pictures. The Russian words in this book are chosen for their wide usefulness and clarity of exposition. For those with no knowledge of the language at all, or for anyone in the early stages of reading Russian script, this book makes learning seem more like play than hard work.
This is the second work book of the popular French Through Pictures Book 1. In addition to the picture-text and exercises, it contains suggestions to the beginner, a pronunciation guide and an index.
Discusses the opinions of highly educated readers on poems put before them unsigned, to offer a survey of current culture, which aims to be both disconcerting and stimulating.
Ivor Armstrong Richards was one of the founders of modern literary criticism. He enthused a generation of writers and readers and was an influential supporter of the young T.S. Eliot. Principles of Literary Criticism was the text that first established his reputation and pioneered the movement that became known as the 'New Criticism'. Highly controversial when first published, Principles of Literary Criticism remains a work which no one with a serious interest in literature can afford to ignore.
The English Through Pictures series, created by I.A. Richards and Christine Gibson, aims to help learners quickly and clearly master English through visual aids. The authors carefully selected the most useful English words, focusing on those that can define others, and organized them into key patterns for effective communication. Book 1 introduces 250 essential words, followed by an additional 500 in Book 2. Together, these 750 words are utilized in Book 3 to develop a vocabulary of 1000 words, which can help learners understand up to 20,000 words in English due to their defining power. The series emphasizes learner responsibility, allowing individuals to immediately apply essential words in creating meaningful sentence patterns illustrated with simple drawings. This approach enhances focus on sentence structure and builds confidence as learners gain control over the language. The workbooks in Books 1 and 2 provide challenges that reinforce their developing skills as speakers and readers. With motivation and inspiration, learners will discover that fluent communication in English, the global lingua franca, is well within their reach. The series has already benefited millions in over forty countries.