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Textual Power by Robert Scholes

Robert Scholes has written an enviable book on the uses and abuses of literary theory in the teaching of literature. One of his] most forceful points.is that 'literary theory' is not something a teacher may either 'use' or not use, for teaching itself is an unavoidably theoretical activity.--Gerald Graff, Novel
Scholes' emphasis in Textual Power is indicated by the book's subtitle. After a provocative analysis of disciplinary values and departmental tendencies. he] proposes that 'we must stop teaching literature and start studying texts'.His book is essential for college libraries.--R.C. Gebhardt, Choice
There is no issue more current, more relevant to the present scene, than the problem of pedagogy and its relation to contemporary theory. Textual Power is an important, provocative, and above all useful contribution to this discussion.--Gregory L. Ulmer
Robert Scholes, author of Structuralism in Literature and Semiotics and Interpretation among other books, is Alumni-Alumnae University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Brown University.

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Robert Scholes is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities at Brown University. Also by Robert Scholes: Protocols of Reading, Semiotics and Interpretation, Structuralism in Literature, and Textual Power: Literary Theory and the Teaching of English.
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ISBN 13 9780300033502
ISBN 10 0300033508
Title Textual Power
Author Robert Scholes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1985-12-31
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.