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McGowan, John, 1953-

Democracy's Children Intellectuals and the Rise of Cultural Politics / John McGowan. - 1 online resource (xvi, 243 p.) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-237) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Preface, vii -- Introduction: Literary Intellectuals in -- and for a Democratic Society, -- I. CLIMBING THE WALLS: THE INTELLECTUAL AS ACADEMIC -- I. At the 1986 MLA Convention, 31 -- 2. Teaching Literature: Where, How, and Why, 49 -- 3. An ABCs of Post-Theoretical Style, 74 -- 4. Humanists, Cultural Authority, and the University, 114 -- II. ROADS TO THE PRESENT, PATHS TO A FUTURE -- 5. Modernity and Culture: -- The Victorians and Cultural Studies, 141 -- 6. The Narrative of Culture: A Burkean Perspective, 165 -- 7. Toward a Pragmatist Pluralism, 201 -- References, 231 -- Index, 239.

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ISBN: 9781501720963

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Intellectual life--History--20th century.
College teaching--United States.
Criticism--Political aspects--History--20th century.
Criticism--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN94 / .M35 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 801/.95/0904