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Explore the formative debates that shaped English as an academic discipline with this essential scholarly collection from Routledge's Nineteenth Century Series. This study gathers rare and long-out-of-print original texts that trace how English studies emerged and evolved across different institutions. Discover how English absorbed influences from established subjects like rhetoric and classics, and how it developed distinct identities in various academic settings. Each text is accompanied by contextual introductions that illuminate key themes and historical significance. The book's general introduction provides a comprehensive overview of English studies' developmental history, making this collection invaluable for understanding the intellectual foundations of modern literary scholarship and the disciplinary transformation that occurred throughout the nineteenth century.

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The Nineteenth-Century History of English Studies collects essential original texts from foundational debates surrounding English's rise as an academic subject.

Features rare, ephemeral materials long out of print that are critical to understanding how English studies developed as a discipline.

Individual text introductions provide historical context and highlight key themes within the academic discourse of the period.

Explores how English was shaped by pre-existing subjects including rhetoric and classics across different academic institutions.

Includes a general introduction sketching the comprehensive history of English studies during the nineteenth century.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
20 November 1998
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13 February 2007

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