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The war against the intellect : episodes in the decline of discourse /

Main Author: Shaw, Peter, 1936-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, 1989.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
American literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Criticism > History > 20th century. > United States
Littérature américaine > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Critique > Histoire > 20e siècle. > États-Unis
HISTORY.
United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=22145
Table of Contents:
  • [1.] The American heritage: The American heritage and its guardians
  • Ezra Pound on American history
  • [2.] Literary criticism: The decline of criticism
  • The politics of deconstruction
  • Feminist literary criticism
  • [3.] American literature: Literary scholarship and disparaging American culture
  • Civilization's malcontents: responses to Typee
  • [4.] The decline of standards: Plagiarism and the literary conscience
  • The demotion of man
  • The dark age of the humanities
  • Epilogue: The academic assault on Allan Bloom.

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