A 1964 reprint, originally published in 1948 shortly after WW2 when the modern critical movement was igniting passionate discussions in the study of English in universities. In his 1964 preface, professor O'Connor speaks of the end of this modernist movement. Sixteen chapters, each on a different topic. A few small pencil marks in margins, otherwise VG for aged paperback. University Paperbacks, Barnes & Noble for The University of Chicago. USED. 1964. $3.00