Introduction : historical contrast and the prestige of literary culture -- Historical unconsciousness in the novel, 1790-1819 -- The invention of historical perspective -- The invention of the period survey course -- The disciplinary rationale for periodization, and a forgotten …
In the mid-nineteenth century, the study of English literature began to be divided into courses that surveyed discrete "periods." Since that time scholars' definitions of literature and their rationales for teaching it have changed, but the periodized structure of the curriculum…
"In the mid-nineteenth century, the study of English literature began to be divided into courses that surveyed discrete ""periods."" Since that time, scholars' definitions of literature and their rationales for teaching it have changed radically. But the periodized structure of …
"Just as a traveler crossing a continent won't sense the curvature of the earth, one lifetime of reading can't grasp the largest patterns organizing literary history. This is the guiding premise behind Distant Horizons, which uses the scope of data newly available to us through …
"Just as a traveler crossing a continent won’t sense the curvature of the earth, one lifetime of reading can’t grasp the largest patterns organizing literary history. This is the guiding premise behind Distant Horizons, which uses the scope of data newly available to us through …
"Just as a traveler crossing a continent won't sense the curvature of the earth, one lifetime of reading can't grasp the largest patterns organizing literary history. This is the guiding premise behind Distant Horizons, which uses the scope of data newly available to us through …
"Just as a traveler crossing a continent won't sense the curvature of the earth, one lifetime of reading can't grasp the largest patterns organizing literary history. This is the guiding premise behind Distant Horizons, which uses the scope of data newly available to us through …