The Humanities and the Dream of America读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 254页 | 2011 | University of Chicago Press |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
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| GBP 26.00 | 2011-03-01 … | 2022-09-04 … | 66 |
In this bracing and original book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that the humanities - the academic disciplines that study the potential of the human - represent a 'dream of America.' They were, Harpham contends, invented after World War II as an expression of American culture and character, and were advanced by their supporters as an instrument of American national interests. Although the humanities are struggling to retain their status in America today, the concept has spread to many other parts of the world and remains one of America's most distinctive and attractive contributions to higher education. "The Humanities and the Dream of America" explores a number of linked problems: the role, at once inspiring and disturbing, played by modern philology in the discipline's formation; the reasons behind the humanities' perpetual state of crisis; and, the new possibilities for literary study afforded by the subject of pleasure. Framed by essays that draw on Harpham's pedagogical experiences abroad and as a lecturer at the US Air Force Academy, as well as his vantage as director of the National Humanities Center, this book provides an essential perspective on the history, ideology, and future of the humanities.
作者简介杰弗雷•盖尔特•哈派姆（Geoffrey Galt Harpham），著名英美文学教授，曾任美国国家人文中心主任（President and Director of the National Humanities Center），一向关注人文精神与人文学科在美国直至世界范围内的发展状况。现任杜克大学资深教授、剑桥大学Clare Hall终身会员。
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