Watkins, James Ray, 1958-

A taste for language : literacy, class, and English studies / James Ray Watkins Jr. - xii, 181 pages ; 22 cm. - Studies in writing & rhetoric. . - Studies in writing & rhetoric. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: written English, English studies, and the analysis of class -- My father's education -- English studies, rhetoric, and writing -- Literary studies and the amateur's "wow!" -- Ethos, avocation, and the liberal arts -- English studies in an age of reform.

080932931X 9780809329311

2009011132


English philology--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

PE68.U5 / W37 2009

428.0071173