
Not Even Past
A History of the Department of English, The Ohio State University, 1870-2000
Morris Beja(Author)
Impromptu Press
Published on 1. January 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-7335340-0-0 (ISBN)
Description
Not Even Past: A History of the Department of English, The Ohio State University, 1870-2000 provides a thorough and fascinating institutional history of a program central to the mission of the university and a history of an entire complex discipline. OSU's Department of English is one of the largest and most prominent in the US and, in fact, the world. Inevitably, then, a study of that department entails an account of the role of English and American literature in higher education from the nineteenth century to modern and contemporary times; an exploration of the expanding role of the modern "English" department and discipline; the role-or, at times, the lack of a significant role-of women and minorities within the department; and the careers and accomplishments of numerous prominent critics, scholars, and creative writers-including, for example, James Thurber and his work with a number of OSU faculty. Due attention is paid to the controversies and troubles of the late 1960s and the shutdown of the university in 1970. In addition to the two major authors, ten experts provide extended sections on the history of their own fields. The result is both comprehensive and deeply felt.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
377 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7335340-0-0 (9781733534000)
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Morris Beja is Academy Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University and former Chair of the Department of English. He has authored or edited eighteen books, including James Joyce: A Literary Life (OSU Press, 1992). Christian K. Zacher is Academy Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University and former Director of the Humanities Institute at OSU. He is the author or coeditor of five books, including The Holbrook Years: 2000-2007 (OSU Press, 2012).