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A sociological history of literary studyboth as a discipline and as a profession.As the humanities in higher education struggle with a labor crisis and with declining enrollments, the travails of literary study are especially profound. No scholar has analyzed the disciplines contradictions as authoritatively as John Guillory. In this muchanticipated new book, Guillory shows how the study of literature has been organized, both historically and in the modern era, both before and after its professionalization. The traces of this volatile history, he reveals, have solidified into permanent features of the university. Literary study continues to be troubled by the relation between discipline and profession, both in its ambivalence about the literary object and in its anxious embrace of a professionalism that betrays the disciplines relation to its amateur precursor: criticism.In a series of timely essays, Professing Criticism offers an incisive explanation for the perennial churn in literary study, the constant revolutionizing of its methods and objects, and the permanent crisis of its professional identification. It closes with a robust outline of five key rationales for literary study, offering a credible account of the aims of the discipline and a reminder to the professoriate of what they already do, and often do well.
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I picked up 'Professing Criticism' looking for fresh perspectives on literary study. The essays are engaging and really make you rethink how we approach literature in academia. Definitely a must-read for any serious student or scholar in the field!
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Emily Johnson
Not what I expected
I was really looking forward to this book but was disappointed. The essays felt very academic and didn’t really capture my interest like I hoped. Maybe it’s great for someone in the field, but it wasn’t for me.
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Jamal Rivera
Interesting, but a bit dense
The essays in this book are thought-provoking, but I found some parts a little hard to follow. It's a worthwhile read if you're deeply into literary criticism, but don’t expect a light read. Just took me longer than I thought to get through!
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