Title: Wordsworth and the formation of English studies
First published: 2004
Description: "This book provides a cross-national perspective on attempts to establish, maintain, and modify the discursive practices that constituted English literary studies in universities. Drawing on archival sources, it takes three leading institutions as exemplary sites: Cornell University, in the United States; the University of London, in Britain; and the University of Melbourne, in Australia."--Jacket.
Subjects: English literature, Study and teaching (Higher), Criticism, Theory, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Canon (Literature), History
Places: English-speaking countries
People: William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
LC classification: PR5887.3 .R45 2004