Visions of global America and the future of critical reading

• Main Author: O'Hara, Daniel T
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Columbus Ohio State University Press 2009; The Ohio State University Press
• Subjects: American; American literature; American literature > History and criticism; Badiou, Alain; Badiou, Alain > Criticism and interpretation; Baldwin, James, 1924-1987; Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 > Criticism and interpretation; Criticism; Criticism > United States; Criticism and interpretation; Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882; Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 > Criticism and interpretation; History and criticism; James, Henry, 1843-1916; James, Henry, 1843-1916 > Criticism and interpretation; LITERARY CRITICISM; Purdy, James; Purdy, James, 1914-2009 > Criticism and interpretation; Semiotics & Theory; Truth; United States

The forces of globalization have transformed literary studies in America, and not for the better. The detailed critical reading of artistic texts has been replaced by newly minted catchphrases describing widely divergent snippets and anecdotes—deemed mere documents—regardless of the critic’s experti...