In an era when many scholars and critics can't seem to see the forest of literature for the trees of theory, objective readings of texts are few and far between. In Devotions to the Text, Steven Carter seeks to counter this trend by demonstrating that Samuel Johnson's admonition to "empty your mind of cant" is still sage advice for today's readers, both private and professional. Devotions to the Text constitutes a bold act of rebellion against those who would transform texts into mirrors that reflect only their own ideas and/or ideologies.
- ISBN10 0761827579
- ISBN13 9780761827573
- Publish Date 28 April 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University Press of America
- Format Paperback
- Pages 170
- Language English