Professing Literature: An Institutional History, Twentieth Anniversary Edition
by Gerald Graff
An institutional history of how literature became an academic discipline, exploring the formation of departments, curricula, and professional debates in twentieth-century American universities.
About This Book
Professing Literature traces the development of literary studies as a formal subject in higher education.
The book examines how departments, curricula, and professional standards took shape over the twentieth century.
Gerald Graff highlights recurring debates about the purpose and methods of teaching literature.
The twentieth anniversary edition includes a new preface reflecting on changes since the original publication.
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