February 21, 2024

Working Critics

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The review reveals new perspectives on criticism and its role in literary study.
Crucial insights emerge from examining the organization of literary criticism, providing greater clarity.
Review essay analyzing the relevance and implications of John Guillory's work on literary study and criticism offers thought-provoking discussions and frameworks for understanding the field more broadly and deeply in contemporary contexts. It engages with existing literature and proposes strategies for improvement and adaptation within the field that could be beneficial moving forward.

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Review Article| February 12 2024 Working Critics Professing Criticism: Essays on the Organization of Literary Study. By John Guillory. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022. xvi + 407 pp. Cited as PC. Andy Hines Andy Hines Andy Hines is author of Outside Literary Studies: Black Criticism and the University (2022) and editor of the forthcoming volume University Keywords. He is senior associate director of the Aydelotte Foundation at Swarthmore College. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Modern Language Quarterly 11060439. https://doi.org/10.1215/00267929-11060439 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures Working Critics. Modern Language Quarterly 2024; 11060439. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00267929-11060439 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsModern Language Quarterly Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2024 by University of Washington2024 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: Review Essay You do not currently have access to this content.

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