Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A British literary critic and scholar: I. A. Richards was an influential 20th-century figure in literary theory and criticism. He is known for his work on semantics, the principles of literary criticism, and his collaboration on Basic English.

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The theories of I. A. Richards significantly shaped modern literary criticism.
  • In his book "Practical Criticism," I. A. Richards analyzed how readers interpret poetry.

Advanced Usage

• "Richardsian": Pertaining to or characteristic of the theories or methods of I. A. Richards.
  • The professor offered a Richardsian analysis of the poem, focusing on its semantic effects.

Variants and Related Words

• Ivor Armstrong Richards: The full name of the critic.
• Basic English: A simplified subset of the English language created by Charles Kay Ogden, with contributions from I. A. Richards.

Synonyms

• Literary critic
• Theorist

Related Phrases

• Practical Criticism: A method of analyzing literature, especially poetry, by focusing on the text itself, closely associated with I. A. Richards.
  • The course in Practical Criticism required a close reading of the sonnet.

Noun

1. English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)