Exploding English : Criticism, Theory, Culture [ electronic resource ] /
by Bernard Bergonzi.
- Oxford Scholarship Online , 2011
What is going on in English studies? The author of this book, who is both a literary critic and teacher, has published poetry and fiction, and has also been involved in university administration, seeks to answer this frequently raised question. With the advent of theory and the accompanying bitter controversies, English studies have changed rapidly, and the author describes the developments he has experienced in England and the United States since he began university teaching in 1959. The book brings together elements of critical theory, intellectual history, and the sociology of knowledge, with a linking thread of autobiography.