English in Practice

In Pursuit of English Studies

By: Peter Barry

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Paperback | 1 April 2003 | Edition Number 1

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English literature is not what it was. Of course, it never was a fixed entity but the last twenty to thirty years of the 20th century witnessed wholesale change not only in approaches to the subject but also to its very boundaries. That there is literature in English worth reading that is not English literature seems blindingly obvious but only comparatively recently has the syllabus come to recognize it. Indeed, more broadly the traditional canon of "great" literature has been supplemented in ways that have eroded the notion of a canon altogether. Concurrently, the arrival of theory has consigned to oblivion the innocent "objectivity" of literary criticism. So what is English? In this book Peter Barry examines the practice of studying English, and the theory underlying that practice. He indicates how almost everything but the name of the discipline has changed during its short lifetime. He explores the core activities involved in "doing" English today, and looks at, as well as beyond, the close reading of the texts. He guides the reader through some of the most contested issues in the subject and surveys areas that have newly come under the banner of "English".

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"The great strength of Peter Barry's English in Practice is its rare combination of common sense and personal, even idiosyncratic judgement as to the value of studying English." --Marjorie Perloff, Stanford University (Emeritus)

"I cannot imagine a better way for a student of English to start his or her studies than by reading English in Practice." --Jeremy Hawthorn, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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