Meetings of the mind
By: David Damrosch ; in collaboration with Vic Addams, Marsha Doddvic, and Dov Midrash.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Literature -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Criticism -- History -- 20th century.
Description: "Comic in tone and serious in intent, Meetings of the Mind gives a portrait of academic life in the nineties. With campus populations and critical perspectives changing rapidly, academic debate needs to look beyond the old ideal of common purposes and communal agreement. How can we learn from people we won't end up agreeing with?" "This question is explored by four very different scholars, who meet and argue at a series of comparative literature conferences."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-206) and index.