Bibliograph

The politically incorrect guide to English and American literature, Elizabeth Kantor

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The politically incorrect guide to English and American literature, Elizabeth Kantor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The politically incorrect guide to English and American literature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

71789747

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Kantor

Series statement

Politically incorrect guide

Summary

Citing declining coverage of classic English and American literature in today's schools, a primer challenges popular misconceptions while introducing the works of core masters such as Shakespeare, Faulkner, and Austen

Table Of Contents

Old English literature : the age of heroes -- Medieval literature : "here is God's plenty" -- The Renaissance : Christian humanism -- The sixteenth century : religion as a matter of life and death -- Restoration and eighteenth-century literature : the age of reason -- The nineteenth century : revolution and reaction -- The twentieth century : the avant-garde, and beyond -- American literature : our own neglected canon -- How the pc English professors are suppressing English literature (not teaching it) -- What literature is for: "to teach and delight" -- How to get started (once you realize you're going to have to read the literature on your own) -- Learn the poetry by heart--see the plays--gossip about the novels (that's just what Jane Austen did)

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English and American literature

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