Scholes, Robert E

The elements of fiction--Early forms of fiction--Moonlight--Clay--The theme of the traitor and the hero--My kinsman, Major Molineux--The purlioned letter-(etc.).

Takes a critical look at English studies in America, discussing how English attained its place in the American educational system, diagnosing what the author sees as symptoms of an educational illness he calls hypocriticism, and offering recommendations for a reconstruction of the field of English studies as a discipline.

A collection of essays by Robert Scholes which explore the craft of reading and argue that once someone masters the art of reading they are responsible for the readings they produce and the texts they choose to read.