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In the tradition of Ruskin and Arnold, here's a witty, elegant essay on the contemporary academy by a renowned teacher, scholar, and former administrator.

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An investigative and practical treatise on the state of the humanities. -- John Axcelson, Columbia University The Wordsworth Circle Woodring eloquently shows how philosophical divisiveness combined with dwindling economic resourses has created upheaval in today's litearture departments. -- Ellen Sullivan Library Journal Woodring... happily resists the temptation to pen a polemical culture-wars screed. Instead, he combines a short history of his discipline with sensible recommendations for its future. Publishers Weekly

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 08/06/1999
      ISBN13: 9780231115223, 978-0231115223
      ISBN10: 0231115229
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the tradition of Ruskin and Arnold, here's a witty, elegant essay on the contemporary academy by a renowned teacher, scholar, and former administrator.

      Trade Review
      An investigative and practical treatise on the state of the humanities. -- John Axcelson, Columbia University The Wordsworth Circle Woodring eloquently shows how philosophical divisiveness combined with dwindling economic resourses has created upheaval in today's litearture departments. -- Ellen Sullivan Library Journal Woodring... happily resists the temptation to pen a polemical culture-wars screed. Instead, he combines a short history of his discipline with sensible recommendations for its future. Publishers Weekly

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