René Wellek

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Wellek, René

sex: m; b. Aug 22, 1903 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [Austria] – d. Nov 10, 1995 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA; country/nation/culture: Austrian, US-American; field of study: history of historical thought, history of literature; ref.: DBE; contrib.: N. N.

[edit] Main Works

Immanuel Kant in England. 1793 - 1838, 1931
The Rise of English Literary History, 1941
Theory of Literature, 1949 [Warren, Austin]
A History of Modern Criticism. 1750 - 1950, 8 vols., 1955
Confrontations. Studies in the Intellectual Relations Between Germany, England, and the United States During the Nineteenth Century, 1965
Four Critics. Croce, Valéry, Lukàcs and Ingarden, 1981