Against English: Theory and the Limits of the Discipline.

Nelson, Cary

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ERIC Number: EJ346847

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Publication Date: 1986

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Against English: Theory and the Limits of the Discipline.

Nelson, Cary

ADE Bulletin, n85 p1-6 Win 1986

Argues that when a body of theory ceases to be in crisis and no longer has to struggle to define its enterprise, it is no longer theory. Discusses the status of theory in the field of English. (SRT)

Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Literature, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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