The British have often denied the very existence of a tradition of English literary theory. George Watson redeems that denial in his latest book, the first study of 20th Century English theory. The book begins with Yeats, Pound and Eliot, who made England their home. In subsequent chapters, based on personal recollection as well as published sources, it assesses the contribution of I.A. Richards, William Empson, F.R. Leavis, C.S. Lewis, Isaiah Berlin and Wittgenstein, as well as Marxists like E.P. Thompson and Raymond Williams. English literary theory is a tradition that has suffered in...
The British have often denied the very existence of a tradition of English literary theory. George Watson redeems that denial in his latest book, the ...
"Critical theorists in our time sought foundations of knowledge because they knew there were none to be found, and critical scepticism became a convenient way of burying evidence and saving face. By now, however, no-one is interested, the audience has gone home, and the case for studying literature needs to begin again. It cannot start too soon." In Take Back the Past, George Watson considers the reasons for the apparent failure of the previous century's critics to find the theoretical foundations of critical judgement. He asks why is it "more fashionable to look knowing than to know," and...
"Critical theorists in our time sought foundations of knowledge because they knew there were none to be found, and critical scepticism became a conven...
The English ideology is parliamentary. In this study, which first appeared in 1973, George Watson shows how literary evidence, much of it fictional, can illuminate the life of a great institution like the British parliament. The book contains chapters on political oratory and the parliamentary novel ' that uniquely Victorian form ' which Disraeli created and in which Trollope excelled. It is the first comprehensive attempt to use literary evidence to expose the politics of a whole age. It expounds nineteenth century controversies over democracy, class, race, morality and empire ' a study of...
The English ideology is parliamentary. In this study, which first appeared in 1973, George Watson shows how literary evidence, much of it fictional, c...
This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills-- including whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, money concepts, geometry and measurement, charts and graphs, and pre-algebra-- for use with students of varying ability levels.
All activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of entertaining formats, such as puzzles, crosswords, matching, word/number searches, number substitutions, and more. Plus, many activities include -Quick Access Information- flags providing helpful information on key...
This unique resource provides 190 high-interest, ready-to-use activities to help students master basic math skills-- including whole numbers, decimals...
For all English teachers, 190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make English Fun focuses on vocabulary and language development, grammar and usage, problem solving, thinking and reasoning, and creative writing--for use in all your classes with students of varying ability levels. All the activities are classroom-tested and presented in a variety of lively formats that are fun and entertaining to complete. They feature word grids, word searcher, word puzzles, alphabetizing, word sorts, word substitutions, sentence completions, story completions, and more-all within a context that is designed...
For all English teachers, 190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make English Fun focuses on vocabulary and language development, grammar and usage, ...
As George Watson playfully observes, the story is the best thing about a novel. The deliberately ambiguous title of his book reflects the fact that it combines a study of the art of narrative with the history of the novel as a literary form, since its emergence some three centuries ago. Employing a thematic approach, the author moves from one aspect of narrative to another rather than discussing novelists chronologically. The book considers various kinds of novels, such as the memoir novel and discusses issues such as the presentation of dialogue, the creation of scenes, tense and time and...
As George Watson playfully observes, the story is the best thing about a novel. The deliberately ambiguous title of his book reflects the fact that it...
In his hard-hitting and controversial book, George Watson examines the foundation texts of socialism to find out what they really say; the result is blasphemy against socialism's canon of saints. Marx and Engels publicly advocated genocide in 1849; Ruskin called himself a violent Tory and a King's man; and Shaw held the working classes in utter contempt. Drawing on an impressive range of sources from Robert Owen to Ken Livingstone, the author demonstrates that socialism was a conservative, nostalgic reaction to the radicalism of capitalism, and not always supposed to be advantageous to the...
In his hard-hitting and controversial book, George Watson examines the foundation texts of socialism to find out what they really say; the result is b...
Heresies & Heretics: Memories of the Twentieth Century' is an enjoyably iconoclastic book in which George Watson discusses some of the great heresies of the twentieth century, and the heretics who espoused them, often with surprising results. Watson provides us with examples of 'true', original heretics, many of whom he has met and taught; from Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, who asserted that his study of the remote past had made a radical of him, rather than any influence of modernism; and Douglas Adams, whom Watson knew as an undergraduate. In his witty and conversational style, Watson forces us...
Heresies & Heretics: Memories of the Twentieth Century' is an enjoyably iconoclastic book in which George Watson discusses some of the great heresies ...
Originally published in 1923, this book forms an in-depth record of the vernacular speech of Roxburghshire. Rather than offering a full vocabulary, something already covered by various Scottish dictionaries, the text was written to provide information on the distinctive terms of the region, both past and present, with illustrative quotations. A detailed introduction, bibliography on literature related to the dialect of Roxburghshire and appendices are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in etymology and Scottish linguistic heritage.
Originally published in 1923, this book forms an in-depth record of the vernacular speech of Roxburghshire. Rather than offering a full vocabulary, so...
