The Culture of Literacy

by Wlad Godzich

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At the onset of modernity in the sixteenth century, literature and history were wrenched apart. Wlad Godzich, one of the animators of the turn toward literary theory, seeks to restore historical consciousness to criticism after a period of painful depression. In this sweeping study, he considers the emergence of the modern state, the institutions and disciplines of culture and learning, as well as the history of philosophy, the history of historiography,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674179552

ISBN13:9780674179554

Release Date:January 1994

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Education & Reference History & Criticism Language Arts Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Textbooks Words, Language & Grammar

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