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The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature, by Elizabeth Kantor *** As I state elsewhere, few things make me feel as defiled as the post-modern take on literature. English departments throughout the United States have abandoned the classical canon for contemporary claptrap. S...
Ok, so the title is cheesy. It sounds like one of those awful self-help books that litter the bookstores, and it turns out that this book is anything but. Elizabeth Kantor looks at the relationships pictured in Jane Austen's novels and separates out the good ones -- Darcy and Elizabeth, Anne Eliot a...
blurb - The Politically Incorrect Guide 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 deni...
While I found the tips to be delightfully inspiring (if not self-explanatory), what I found most enjoyable was the character analysis. Kanton's way of describing Austen's characters, their worlds, and manner of livelihood was almost like reading a non-fiction fan-fiction. For me, it opened a whole n...
I highly recommend this book. It is fascinating to read what is currently being published by current English professors, and then read the rather straightforward rebuke that Elizabeth Kantor gives them as she quotes original texts back. The original texts seem stimulating and interesting while the...
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