The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to English and American Literature (Politically Incorrect Guides)
by Elizabeth Kantor
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Author: Elizabeth KantorEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-13
ISBN: 1596980117
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
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Book Review: The book isgood; it needs improvement in certain areas.
Summary: 3 Stars
Kantor's love of "Dead White Male Literature" is enthusiastic. She argues on behalf of the better-known authors and literary pieces in English literature. There were a number of flaws I found with how she presents the book.
She neglects to inform at an indepth level us why certain authors are on the list of (insert time period) literature you must not miss; examples of this include: Thomas Hardy, George Eliot, Newman et cetera. This is commonly found in the chapters on 19th and 20th century literature, and to a lesser extent in previous chapters. It would be nice if she could at least explain why she is recommending these texts.
Her chapter on American literature is awful. She neglects literature written before 1800, virtually all of the Transcendentalists. One quote that she has in the chapter "Henry James's novels aren't American enough to qualify-- he lived in Europe and England for most of his adult life" (Kantor 168). If he lived in Europe for most of his adult life, couldn't Kantor have placed him and the recommendation to read _The Portrait of a Lady_ in the chapter on either 19th or 20th century along side with fellow English writers?
The last issue I really have were clear omissions of authors. Along side the conspicuously absent chapter on American lit., I found several authors not mentioned. How could someone forget about: D.H. Lawrence, Thackeray, Robert Louis Stevenson, or Defoe; and other well-known authors get a passing reference,for example the Bronte's.
The quotes in the boxes entitled "What They Don't Want You to Learn from..." provide discussion questions for my class; for this, I thank you. These "discussion" questions led a few of my students playing Devil's Advocate, and as such caused all of my students to formulate different tactics to debating the sticky subject of Literature.
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The Politically Incorrect GuideT to English and American Literature exposes the PC professors and takes you on a fascinating tour through our great literature-in all its politically incorrect glory. Included: a syllabus and how-to guide to give yourself the English lit education you were denied in school.General Books
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