Culture and Government : The Emergence of Literary Education

Since the Romantics culture has been identified with the promise of a complete development of human capacities and, typically, the 'rise of English' has been viewed in terms of the (true or distorted) fulfilment of this promise in the education system. This book presents a sustained and historically informed challenge to that view. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-30 Front Matter....Pages 31-31 Government....Pages 33-69 Culture....Pages 70-107 English....Pages 108-153 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 Two Models....Pages 157-193 The Pedagogical Imperative....Pages 194-219 Exemplary Knowledge....Pages 220-258 Conclusion....Pages 259-291 Back Matter....Pages 292-317