Literary Studies Deconstructed: A Polemic

by Catherine Butler

Book Overview

Literary Studies Deconstructed critiques the state of Literary Studies in the modern university and argues for its comprehensive reconstruction. It argues that Literary Studies as currently practised avoids engaging with much of literary experience and prioritises instead the needs of critics as a professional community: to teach and assess students, to demonstrate the creation of knowledge, and to meet the demands of governments, funders and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319904744
• ISBN13: 9783319904740
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"