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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814743203321

Titolo

Polemic : critical or uncritical / / edited by Jane Gallop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-87347-X

0-8091-3355-5

1-135-87348-8

1-280-10747-2

0-203-02030-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Essays from the English Institute

Altri autori (Persone)

GallopJane <1952->

Disciplina

809/.93384

Soggetti

Literature, Modern - 20th century - History and criticism

Books and reading

Polemics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 UNCRITICAL READING; 2 READING AS SELF ANNIHILATION; 3  THOU ART A SCHOLAR SPEAKTO IT HORATIO; 4 ARGUMENT AND ETHOS; 5 CAN POLEMIC BE ETHICAL? A RESPONSETO; 6 KAEL'SATTACK ON SARRIS; 7  WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

These new essays by leading scholars examine some famous and less well-known instances of polemical encounters e.g. Habermas, and Boswell with (or vs.) Dr. Johnson. Historically rigorous and astute, this makes criticism a critical issue.