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I've read Bob's book and would be glad to talk about it. It is very much in line with his earlier books, especially Textual Power--not much new, I didn't think. But he is such a good, clear writer that I always like reading him. Andrea At 01:16 PM 5/20/1998 -0400, you wrote: >I remember at the 4Cs Russ said he was half way through Robert Scholes >"Rise and Fall of English". I was at about the same stage myself so we >talked about it a little. I'm wondering, has anyone else read the >book? Does anyone have a reaction to it? I guess I'm particularly >wondering if folks like Henry or others have thoughts on how it might >translate to the Canadian context. Obviously the rise of "English >Literature" differs here from south of the border, but the trajectory >seems similar (i.e. a bee-line toward irrelevance, or what Scholes calls >"hypocriticism"). > >Anyway, it is the kind of book I feel like I need to "talk" about to get >my ideas straight, so if anyone wants to bite, I'll bite back--er--so to >speak. ;) > >Rob Irish > >