The Political Responsibility of the Critic

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The Political Responsibility of the Critic is written by Jim Merod and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0801495555 (ISBN 10) and 9780801495557 (ISBN 13).

Merod (humanities, National University, San Diego) examines the role of the literary critic in today's highly integrated but highly specialized consumer society, assessing the intitutional context in the classroom. He places the critic's writing and teaching in its social setting and explores the ways North American culture fosters but also limits literary study and the creation of critical knowledge. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR