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Scholes Robert <1929-2016.> |
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Titolo |
The rise and fall of English [[electronic resource] ] : reconstructing English as a discipline / / Robert Scholes |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-72922-1 |
0-300-12889-4 |
9786611729226 |
0-585-34386-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English philology - Study and teaching - United States |
Language arts (Secondary) - United States |
English philology - Study and teaching - Great Britain |
English teachers - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-195) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1. The Rise of English in Two American Colleges -- CHAPTER 2. "No dog would go on living like this" -- CHAPTER 3. What Is Becoming an English Teacher? -- CHAPTER 4. A Flock of Cultures: A Trivial Proposal -- CHAPTER 5. A Fortunate Fall? -- Appendixes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this lucid book an eminent scholar, teacher, and author takes a critical look at the nature and direction of English studies in America. Robert Scholes offers a thoughtful and witty intervention in current debates about educational and cultural values and goals, showing how English came to occupy its present place in our educational system, diagnosing the educational illness he perceives in today's English departments, and recommending theoretical and practical changes in the field of English studies. Scholes's position defies neat labels-it is a deeply conservative expression of the wish to preserve the best in the English tradition of verbal and textual studies, yet it is a radical |
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