The English Department: A Personal and Institutional History

by W. Ross Winterowd

Tounderstand the history of "English," Ross Winterowd insists, one must understand how literary studies, composition-rhetoric studies, and influential textbooks interrelate. Stressing the interrelationship among these three forces, Winterowd presents a history of English studies in the university since the Enlightenment.

Winterowd's history is unique in three ways. First, it tells the whole story of English studies: it does not separate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080932170X
• ISBN13: 9780809321704
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"